ER wait times · AK
Alaska ER wait times
10 Alaska hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 2 hr 7 min. Hospitals are ranked below from shortest to longest typical wait.
Fresh live waits are included when available, including hospital-posted locations that do not have a matching CMS median row yet.
| Hospital | Live wait | Typical wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Alaska Medical Center ER wait timeAnchorageLive from HCA | 2 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 3 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | 3/5 |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Ctr ER wait timeKodiak | — | 1 hr 49 minCMS median | — |
| Providence Seward Hospital ER wait timeSeward | — | 1 hr 50 minCMS median | — |
| Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center ER wait timeKetchikan | — | 2 hrCMS median | — |
| Petersburg Medical Center ER wait timePetersburg | — | 2 hr 6 minCMS median | — |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center ER wait timeValdez | — | 2 hr 7 minCMS median | — |
| Mat-Su Regional Medical Center ER wait timePalmer | — | 2 hr 16 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| South Peninsula Hospital ER wait timeHomer | — | 2 hr 16 minCMS median | — |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital ER wait timeJuneau | — | 2 hr 43 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital ER wait timeFairbanks | — | 2 hr 50 minCMS median | 3/5 |
About this data
Typical ER waits use cleartau's observed live-wait median when a hospital has enough recent history; otherwise they fall back to the CMS Timely and Effective Care dataset (measure OP_18b) — the median time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home, over a federal reporting period. The typical wait is not a live wait; call the hospital for current status. When a separate live wait appears in the table, it is a recent value posted by the hospital system itself and may change quickly. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911 and do not choose an ER on wait time alone. For the cost side of an ER trip, see our ER visit cost guide.