Alaska Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in Anchorage, AK
Alaska Regional Hospital is a hospital in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska that delivers babies. It handled 319 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (49 such births). That is above the Alaska rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 319Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 92Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Alaska Regional Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2801 Debarr Road
Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage Municipality
Call (907) 276-1131 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Alaska Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 92 | 420 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Alaska, Alaska Regional Hospital has the 5th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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 Regional Hospital 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 | 1.4 | 26% | 2,292 | Yes |
| Alaska Native Medical Center | Anchorage | 2.1 | 13% | 1,449 | Yes |
| Mat-Su Regional Medical Center | Palmer | 31 | 25% | 621 | Yes |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital | Soldotna | 65 | 22% | 363 | Yes |
| Providence Seward Hospital | Seward | 77 | – | – | Yes |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center | Valdez | 117 | – | – | Yes |
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