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Health in Port Clarence

Where Port Clarence residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Port Clarence

No hospital or community health center in Port Clarence itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERNorton Sound Regional HospitalNome · 66.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorton Sound HealthTeller · 14.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Norton Sound Health
6 sites · nearest in Teller
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
66.9 mi
Norton Sound Regional Hospital
Nome · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary carePort Clarence is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePort Clarence is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Port Clarence 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 Port Clarence; ≈ 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 Port Clarence 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 Port Clarence

Why doesn’t Port Clarence have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Port Clarence.

Town Square →
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.