Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC) in Anchorage consists of 401 acute
care beds and is part of the integrated Providence St. Joseph Health System
with ministries across seven states. Additionally, the Alaska region includes
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, Providence Valdez Medical Center,
Providence Seward Medical Center, Providence Extended Care Center, and
Providence Transitional Care Center. In addition to these institutions,
Providence provides healthcare to the community through a number of outpatient
facilities including Providence Anchorage Family Medicine Clinic, Providence
Medical Group Clinics, Providence Alaska Medical Center Cancer Center
and Lee Sheffield Infusion Center, and assisted living and drug abuse
rehabilitation facilities. The health system supports the Alaska Family
Medicine Residency (AKFMR) program through the training of medical residents
and provides training sites for the University of Alaska at Anchorage
(UAA) Nursing program and UAA/Idaho State University pharmacy program.
Major service lines include Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, Emergency, Rehab/Neuro,
Cardiovascular/Critical Care, Behavioral Health, Pediatrics, and Neonatology.
Pharmacy services are supported by an electronic medical record with physician
order entry and bedside barcoding. Formulary, clinical and operational
systems and services are integrated with the other Providence Saint Joseph
Health System ministries.
PAMC Pharmaceutical Care Services Department
The Pharmaceutical Care Services Department employs over 70 FTEs of pharmacists,
technicians and support personnel with 24 hour per day services including:
- Centralized unit dose distribution, order verification and IV Admixture service
- Decentralized Clinical Services including an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- ICU Satellite pharmacy and order verification
- Emergency Department
- Outpatient IV Infusion and Cancer Therapy Center
The department is committed to providing and expanding the pharmacy’s
role in the delivery of quality pharmaceutical care. This includes:
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Routine Focused Medication Use Review – Routine order screening and medication use trouble shooting, patient
profile review, dosing and monitoring of aminoglycosides, warfarin, digoxin,
anticonvulsants, pain medications, parenteral nutrition, drugs in renal
impairment, and other target drugs; antibiotic use review, adverse drug
reaction monitoring, therapeutic exchange program, medication reconciliation,
transition of care services. All vancomycin dosing is done by pharmacists.
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Interdisciplinary Rounds – Family Practice, Hospitalist, Critical Care, Coronary Care, Pediatrics,
Pediatric Intensive Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Antimicrobial Stewardship,
Oncology, Tumor Board.
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Patient Education – Warfarin, Chemotherapy, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Consults
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Medication Use Quality Improvement Activities – Medication Use Guidelines and Policy Development, Drug Use Evaluation,
Newsletters, Quality Measures and National Patient Safety Goal Initiatives,
Providence St. Joseph Health System Quality Initiatives
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Drug Formulary Management – Providence St. Joseph Health Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee class
reviews and monograph development
- Code Attendance - Cardiac, Stroke and Sepsis Alerts
- Investigational Drug Program in Oncology
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Staff Education – Staff Meetings, Weekly Clinical Meetings, Competency Program
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Teaching – Pharmacists, Pharmacy Interns, Medical Residents, Medical Staff, Nurses,
Public and Pharmacy Association Presentations
