Municipality of Skagway
Municipality of Skagway is a federally qualified community health center based in Skagway, AK, with 1 clinic location. It served 1,523 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 1,523patients in 2025
- 30%uninsured patients
- 40%at or below the poverty line
- 22full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who Municipality of Skagway serves
40% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 71% are at or below twice that level. 30% have no insurance, 6% have Medicaid or CHIP, 15% have Medicare and 49% have private insurance. 54 were veterans.
| 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 |
Care and screenings
| 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 |
Quality of care
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
22 full-time-equivalent staff work at Municipality of Skagway, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 533 patients per clinical provider, against the Alaska median of 715 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where Municipality of Skagway patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 99840 | 961 | 25% |
| 99801 | 16 | – |
Municipality of Skagway locations
Other health centers in Alaska
- Native Village of Eyak
- Council of Athabascan Tribal Government
- Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc.
- Girdwood Health Clinic
- Seward Community Health Center, Inc.
- Bristol Bay Borough
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.