Dahl Memorial Clinic — Skagway, AK
Dahl Memorial Clinic is a community health center clinic at 350 14th Ave, Skagway, AK 99840, open 54 hours a week. That is 14 more hours than the typical Alaska clinic (40 a week). It is run by Municipality of Skagway, which serves 1,523 patients.
- Address: 350 14th Ave, Skagway, AK 99840 · Directions
- Phone: (907) 983-2255
- Weekly hours: 54 (Alaska clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Municipality of Skagway (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Municipality of Skagway
Patients came to Municipality of Skagway for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 349 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 260 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 39 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 26 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 41 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 62 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 28 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 63 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 157 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 38 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 53 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 43 | patients tested |
Municipality of Skagway also provides care by telehealth.
Who Municipality of Skagway serves
1,523 patients used Municipality of Skagway in 2025. 40% live at or below the poverty line and 71% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 40% | 47% | 65% | −7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 71% | 80% | 92% | −9 pts |
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 30% | 16% | 14% | +14 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 6% | 28% | 42% | −22 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 16% | 11% | −1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 49% | 33% | 24% | +16 pts |
Quality of care at Municipality of Skagway
Municipality of Skagway is at or above the Alaska median on 1 of 4 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 53% | 58% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 25% | 44% | 54% | −19 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 42% | 67% | 77% | −24 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 66% | 64% | 79% | +2 pts |
Staffing at Municipality of Skagway
The health center employs 22 full-time-equivalent staff, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 2 dental staff and 1 mental health staff. That is 533 patients per clinical provider against the Alaska median of 715 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 4,935 visits, about 3.2 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 99840
961 Municipality of Skagway patients live in ZIP 99840, and 25% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consort — 45 patients from 99840