Cordova Community Medical Center

Cordova Community Medical Center is a doctor and Critical Access Hospital in Cordova, AK, serving the residents of Cordova and surrounding communities across the region. The center holds a rating of 4.70 based on 12 reviews.

The medical center provides a broad range of services, including emergency, acute, long-term, and preventive care, along with medical imaging, laboratory, retail pharmacy, and swing bed services. Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with patients typically seen by a physician within 30 minutes of arrival. Care is provided without regard to a patient's ability to pay, and the ER is staffed through an on-call roster of Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine physicians. The acute care team, made up of Family Practice Physicians, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nurses' Aides, treats a wide range of medical conditions for stays expected to last less than 96 hours, including pneumonia, asthma, dehydration, infections, and some cardiac conditions. Long-term care residents receive skilled nursing support for both short-term rehabilitation and more complex long-term needs, with a tailored plan of care developed for each resident and family involvement encouraged in the planning process. For emergencies requiring surgery, critical care, specialty care, or diagnostic testing not available in Cordova, patients are stabilized and transferred to facilities in Anchorage, most commonly Alaska Regional Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center, or Alaska Native Medical Center. Additional offerings include Sound Alternatives and community wellness programs that promote active lifestyles and preventative medicine. Named medical staff include Myron Fribush, MD, Chris Snow RN, Richard Harper, MD, and Arnel Otanes RN, with Olivia Moreno serving as Chief Nursing Officer and Larrise Cuntapay, Dovie Holt RN, and Marilou Vistro on the unit clerk and nursing team.

The facility is located on Chase Ave, near Hollis Henrichs Park and Odiak Slough, with Odiak Lagoon and Copper River Highway also close by, and Nettie Hansen Park about a quarter mile from the site.

With a 4.70 rating and a comprehensive array of hospital and community health services, Cordova Community Medical Center serves as a vital health care resource for Cordova and the surrounding region.