Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center: labor and delivery in Ketchikan, AK
Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center is a hospital in Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska that delivers babies. It handled 129 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (41 such births). That is above the Alaska rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 129Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 637Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3100 Tongass Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Call (907) 225-5171 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 637 | 420 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 99 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Alaska, Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% 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
Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
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