Emergency Services Department
Located inside the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) hospital, the Emergency Services Department is collaboratively managed by Southcentral Foundation and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
Simulated Waiting Index
Average Wait Time: 15 Minutes
If you are experiencing a life-threatening crisis (such as a heart attack, severe bleeding, or stroke), dial 911 immediately or proceed directly to our emergency room.
Primary Care First Strategy
Customer-owners are strongly encouraged to see their primary care provider for most illnesses and health conditions, including chronic pain management. If you live in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley or Rural Anchorage villages, please enroll with a primary care provider.
Visit Primary Care clinics →Emergency Care Triage Pathways
Coordinated care based on medical severity
Main Emergency Department
Designed for customer-owners with critical or life-threatening medical emergencies. Specially trained emergency physicians and critical-care nurses manage high-risk trauma.
- • Heart Attacks & Chest Pain
- • Strokes & Sudden Numbness
- • Severe Trauma & Fractures
- • Extreme Shortness of Breath
Emergency Fast Track
Managed by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses trained to serve customer-owners who are less sick but require same-day diagnostic work.
- • High Fevers & Cold Symptoms
- • Sprained Ankles & Muscle Tears
- • Minor Cuts requiring Stitches
- • Mild Infections & Earaches
Collaborative Tribal Healthcare
By operating the ANMC Emergency Services collaboratively with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, we unite local care coordinators, hospital trauma surgeons, and Nuka family clinics to ensure smooth transitions when you return home to your community.