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The 10 largest hospitals in Alaska by employees

Providence Alaska Medical Center has the most employees of any hospital in Alaska, 2,422, followed by Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center in Sitka (1,969) and Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks (1,577). Together the 10 leaders hold 10,923 employees in nine cities.

Updated Full-time equivalent employees from each hospital's latest Medicare cost reportHow we ranked

  1. Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage · Providence2,422employees401beds
  2. Mt. Edgecumbe Medical CenterSitka · Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium1,969employees25beds
  3. Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks · Fairbanks Hospital Foundation1,577employees122beds
  4. Central Peninsula HospitalSoldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough1,021employees49beds
  5. Norton Sound Regional HospitalNome · Norton Sound Health786employees18beds
  6. Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage · HCA Healthcare735employees179beds
  7. Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer · Community Health Systems726employees125beds
  8. Kanakanak HospitalDillingham · Bristol Bay Area Health614employees16beds
  9. Bartlett Regional HospitalJuneau · City and Borough of Juneau590employees45beds
  10. South Peninsula HospitalHomer · Kenai Peninsula Borough483employees22beds

The 10 highest of 21 Alaska hospitals that report employees. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.

Every hospital in Alaska

The 10 top Alaska hospitals hold 83% of all employees

21 Alaska hospitals report employees, 13,102 employees in all. The 10 on this list hold 10,923 of it. The median hospital has 478 employees, so Providence Alaska Medical Center is about 5.1 times that size.

of all employees at Alaska hospitals that report them
83%
the size of the median Alaska hospital, which has 478 employees
5.1×
of the 21 Alaska hospitals that report employees
48%

How we ranked the top Alaska hospitals

Measure
Full-time equivalent employees from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
What counts as a hospital
One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
Field
21 Alaska hospitals in the Dmand AI database report employees.
Ties
Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
What a rank means
Size only. A rank compares employees; it says nothing about quality of care.
Refresh
Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.

FAQ

Questions about the top Alaska hospitals

Answers from the same data, updated monthly.

Which Alaska hospital has the most employees?

Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, with 2,422 employees. Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center is second with 1,969.

What are the top 10 Alaska hospitals by employees?

Providence Alaska Medical Center (2,422), Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center (1,969), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (1,577), Central Peninsula Hospital (1,021), Norton Sound Regional Hospital (786), Alaska Regional Hospital (735), Mat-Su Regional Medical Center (726), Kanakanak Hospital (614), Bartlett Regional Hospital (590), South Peninsula Hospital (483).

How many employees does a typical Alaska hospital have?

The median Alaska hospital that reports employees has 478 employees, out of 21 that report them.

How often is this list updated?

Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.

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