Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center: labor and delivery in Kodiak, AK
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center is a hospital in Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska that delivers babies. It handled 94 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 9% delivered by C-section (32 such births). That is below the Alaska rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 9%First-birth C-section rate
- 94Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 480Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- 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
1915 East Rezanof Drive
Kodiak, AK 99615
Kodiak Island Borough
Call (907) 486-3281 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 9% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 480 | 420 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Alaska, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center has the 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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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 Kodiak Island 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 Kodiak
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Peninsula Hospital | Homer | 131 | – | 79 | Yes |
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