Providence Alaska Medical Center

Hospital in Anchorage, AK, Medicare certification number 020001. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 020001The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Control type: Church
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Sep 27, 2024
Beds: 401
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 3200 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 562-2211

NPI records for this facility 1

Providence Health & Services Washington
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Anchorage, AK
- NPI 1053363119
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.83 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.5 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.58 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.58 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 4.5 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.18
- State average 1.31 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,922 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse1.23
- State average 1.16 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Worse221.9
- State average 193.39 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 174 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.9
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 194 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected10.1
- State average 9.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 161 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.9
- State average 11.98 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 364 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.7
- State average 11.91 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 480 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected14.7
- State average 15.09 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 379 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.2
- State average 11.93 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 296 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better3.2
- State average 4.03 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 2,668 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 8,948 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 9,402 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.1
- State average 3.53 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 3,412 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.98
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,427 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.7
- State average 2.88 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 3,230 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.66
- State average 10.36 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,467 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.36
- State average 6 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,433 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.79
- State average 1.99 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 606 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse1.53
- State average 0.89 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 8,083 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.78
- State average 0.81
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.73
- State average 0.89
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.48
- State average 0.38
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.61
- State average 0.66
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Worse3.6
- State average 1.84
- National average 1
- Worse than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.03
- State average 1.06
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 1.6
- State average 3.86 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates — 1

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.95
- State average 0.92
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 17

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 63
- State average 61
- National average 65
- 134 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 185
- State average 143
- National average 168
- 440 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 181
- State average 136
- National average 162
- 408 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 276
- State average 198
- National average 257
- 32 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 96
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 271 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 81
- State average 87
- National average 93
- 93 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 67
- State average 62
- National average 69
- 15 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 68
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 5,134 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 9
- State average 9.88 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 20,379 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 98
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 1,565 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 58,061 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 16
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 3,810 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 77
- State average 66
- National average 73
- 43 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 76
- State average 81
- National average 87
- 29 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 80
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 134 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 80 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 64
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 25 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (13)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected12.7
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 327 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.5
- State average 21.29 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 401 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 3.7
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 423 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -13.2
- State average 10.8 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 532 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -2.5
- State average -7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 366 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.6
- State average 16.95 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 280 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected7.3
- State average 5.74 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 135 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10
- State average 10.74 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 135 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected11.5
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 118 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.2
- State average 19.64 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 119 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.6
- State average 13.51 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 773 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.2
- State average 1.17 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 645 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1

Sources for this page

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