Providence Health Systems of Alaska operates Providence
Kodiak Island Medical Center under a lease-management agreement
with the Kodiak Island Borough. The transfer took place April 21, 1997.
The borough recently completed a major renovation and expansion of the
hospital. In 1999, the Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center received
accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JACHO). The Medical Center features 25 acute care beds,
including 4 birthing suites and 4 psychiatric care beds. It includes
a significant range of inpatient and outpatient services including emergency
department, surgery, maternity, general medicine, physical therapy specialty
clinics, diagnostics, retail pharmacy and home health care. The Outpatient
Specialty Clinic provides additional support services that include pediatrics,
obstetrics, cardiology, urology, chronic pain and ear, nose and throat
specialists.
Community health care providers include physicians, chiropractors,
dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, registered nurses, public health
care nurses, physician assistants, respiratory, speech and physical
therapists.
The Kodiak Area Native Association contracts with the Alaska Area Native
Health Service and Indian Health Service to provide health care services
to Native Americans in Kodiak and outlying villages.
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