Petersburg Medical Center Home
Home health agency · 15 N 12TH Street Room 117, Petersburg, AK 99833
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/21/1987 · CCN 027009
- Rank in Alaska
- #9 of 12 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Home health aide · Not offered: Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 183
- Medicare spending
- 18% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 1 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 3 of 16 reported measures, worse on 11.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 90.9% | 87% | 96.5% | Worse |
| Checked flu shot status | 62.5% | 42.8% | 64.2% | Worse |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 59.5% | 80.2% | 88.6% | Worse |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 53.7% | 85.3% | 89.7% | Worse |
| Patients improved at bathing | 66.8% | 83% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 46.6% | 87.1% | 91.3% | Worse |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 61.1% | 82.1% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 96.1% | 95.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 34.1% | 65.5% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 82.8% | 88.2% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 95.4% | 90.1% | 92.2% | Better |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 73.8% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 4.1% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 15.9% | — | 10.8% | Worse |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 4 of 5 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 94% | 90% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 87% | 87% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 95% | 83% | 82% | Better |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 98% | 87% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 100% | 85% | 79% | Better |
Based on 21 completed surveys (32% response rate).
Location and service area
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
ZIP codes served (1)
99833
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Petersburg Medical Center Home. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.