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Alaska Packers Association cannery at Egegik, Alaska, 1917Photo: John Nathan Cobb · Public domain
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Health in Egegik

Where Egegik residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Egegik, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Egegik

1 community health center in Egegik, plus the nearest just outside it.

+Low-cost careBristol Bay Area Health CorporationEgegik · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.2 mi
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
5 sites · nearest in Egegik
Sliding-scale feesIn Egegik
Directions to nearest
36.7 mi
Bristol Bay Borough of
2 sites · nearest in Naknek
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Egegik itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Egegik itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Egegik itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Egegik; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Around town

Health next door

The Alaska towns that border Egegik have CDC estimates of their own. Alaska: 35.5% obesity, 9.4% diabetes, 16% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Egegik

Why doesn’t Egegik have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Egegik.

Where can I get low-cost care near Egegik?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Egegik Village Clinic in Egegik, 7.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Egegik.

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Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Alaska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.