Alaska Regional Hospital

Hospital in Anchorage, AK, Medicare certification number 020017. CMS publishes 62 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 020017The 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: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Jan 1, 1967
Last certification: Jun 30, 2016
Beds: 250
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 2801 Debarr Road
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 276-1131

NPI records for this facility 1

Galen Hospital Alaska, Inc.
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Anchorage, AK
- NPI 1952348047
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.83 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.5 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.58 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 4 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.58 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4.5 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.77
- State average 1.31 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,100 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.02
- State average 1.16 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected186.04
- State average 193.39 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 120 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 40 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8
- State average 9.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 61 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.3
- State average 11.98 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 106 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.6
- State average 11.91 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 209 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17.1
- State average 15.09 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 369 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected15.4
- State average 11.93 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 174 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.5
- State average 4.03 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,575 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.15
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 5,475 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
- 5,514 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.46
- State average 3.53 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 2,223 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.75
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,461 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.31
- State average 2.88 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 2,213 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected12.76
- State average 10.36 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,464 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.72
- State average 6 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,417 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.61
- State average 1.99 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 517 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.36
- State average 0.89 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,193 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.1
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 232 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.86
- 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 expected1.29
- State average 0.89
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.24
- State average 0.38
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Better0
- State average 0.66
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.84
- State average 1.06
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 2
- State average 3.86 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 12.4
- State average 7.58 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.88
- State average 0.92
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 88
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 146 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 80
- State average 61
- National average 65
- 136 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 138
- State average 143
- National average 168
- 448 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 135
- State average 136
- National average 162
- 417 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 184
- State average 198
- National average 257
- 31 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 97
- State average 87
- National average 93
- 102 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 47
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 1,589 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 825 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 0
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 41,939 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 24
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 2,697 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 85
- State average 66
- National average 73
- 47 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 92
- State average 81
- National average 87
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 137 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 93 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 96
- State average 78.33 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 4,156 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 7
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
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
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1

Unplanned visits 10

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected13.4
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 89 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.5
- State average 21.29 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 173 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -13.3
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 125 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 19.2
- State average 10.8 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 243 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 39.6
- State average -7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 382 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.8
- State average 16.95 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 275 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.2
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 228 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.1
- State average 19.64 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 49 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.1
- State average 13.51 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 762 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 1.17 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 343 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of readmission for CABG — 1

Sources for this page

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