Alaska Native Medical Center: labor and delivery in Anchorage, AK
Alaska Native Medical Center is a hospital in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska that delivers babies. It handled 1,449 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 13% delivered by C-section (360 such births). That is below the Alaska rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 13%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,449Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 540Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Alaska Native Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4315 Diplomacy Dr
Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage Municipality
Call (907) 563-2662 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Federal
How Alaska Native Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 13% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 540 | 420 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Alaska, Alaska Native Medical Center has the 2nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 9 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Alaska Native Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Anchorage
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Alaska Medical Center | Anchorage | 0.8 | 26% | 2,292 | Yes |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | Anchorage | 2.1 | 24% | 319 | Yes |
| Mat-Su Regional Medical Center | Palmer | 32 | 25% | 621 | Yes |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital | Soldotna | 64 | 22% | 363 | Yes |
| Providence Seward Hospital | Seward | 75 | – | – | Yes |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center | Valdez | 116 | – | – | Yes |
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