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Health in Point Baker

Where Point Baker residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Point Baker

No hospital or community health center in Point Baker itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPetersburg Medical CenterPetersburg · 44.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumPoint Baker · 12.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.3 mi
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
8 sites · nearest in Point Baker
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44.2 mi
Petersburg Medical Center
Petersburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.1 mi
Searhc Wrangell Medical Center & LTC
Wrangell · not rated
ERRural critical access
82 mi
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Sitka · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
101.7 mi
Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center
Ketchikan · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Point Baker itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Point Baker itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Point Baker 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 Point Baker; ≈ 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 Point Baker have CDC estimates of their own. Alaska: 35.5% obesity, 9.4% diabetes, 16% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Port Protection————

Port Protection: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Point Baker

Why doesn’t Point Baker have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Point Baker.

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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.