Providence Alaska Medical Center: labor and delivery in Anchorage, AK
Providence Alaska Medical Center is a hospital in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska that delivers babies. It handled 2,292 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (698 such births). That is above the Alaska rate of 22% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,292Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 418Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Providence Alaska Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3200 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage Municipality
Call (907) 562-2211 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Providence Alaska Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 418 | 420 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 114 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Alaska, Providence Alaska Medical Center has the 8th-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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Providence Alaska 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Medical Center | Anchorage | 0.8 | 13% | 1,449 | Yes |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | Anchorage | 1.4 | 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 | 76 | – | – | Yes |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center | Valdez | 117 | – | – | Yes |
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