Care Along Your Route
Plan mental-health support for your Alaska drive
Alaska's road system is small but strategic. Pick where you're starting and where you're headed — we'll map the cities along the way, flag the long off-grid stretches, and surface telehealth providers who can meet you anywhere with a signal.
Popular Alaska corridors
Emergency & safety resources for any Alaska drive
Verified Alaska-wide numbers — crisis lines, troopers, 24/7 ERs on the road system, and road-condition hotlines. Save them before you leave cell coverage.
Mental-health crisis support
Free, confidential, and available across Alaska — including from the road as long as you have cell signal.
Free, confidential. Call or text from any U.S. carrier with signal. Press 1 for Veterans Crisis Line.
Alaska-based crisis counselors who understand local context.
Emergency, troopers & road conditions
Works on any U.S. carrier with cell signal. Stay on the line if possible.
Dial *AST (*278) from most Alaska cell carriers as a shortcut.
Free help finding shelters, transportation, food, behavioral health, and primary care across Alaska.
Closures, avalanche, ice, and construction updates for every state highway.
Emergency rooms & clinics on Alaska's road system
If you're between towns and someone needs urgent care, these are the verified hospitals and clinics you can drive to. Entries marked "clinic hours only" or "primary care" are the closest care points but do not staff an ER overnight — note the nearest 24/7 ER in each entry.
Serves Alaska Native and American Indian beneficiaries.
Primary care, urgent care. Nearest 24/7 ER is Providence Alaska in Anchorage (~40 mi north).
Primary & behavioral care clinic. Nearest 24/7 ER is Mat-Su Regional in Palmer (~10 mi east).
Primary care. Nearest 24/7 ER is Mat-Su Regional in Palmer (~115 mi south).
Critical-access clinic with 24/7 emergency stabilization.
Primary care. Nearest 24/7 ER is Fairbanks Memorial (~14 mi west).
Clinic hours only. Nearest 24/7 ER is Fairbanks Memorial (~115 mi north).
Clinic hours only. Nearest 24/7 ER is Fairbanks Memorial (~100 mi north).
Clinic hours only. Nearest 24/7 ER is Fairbanks Memorial (~200 mi northwest).
Regional hospital hubs (off-road)
These hubs serve surrounding villages by ferry or air. If you live in an off-road community, this is typically the hospital you'd be flown to (medevac) or travel to for ER-level care.
Serves Southeast Alaska; reached by Alaska Marine Highway ferry or air.
Clinic + after-hours emergency stabilization. Bartlett (Juneau) is the nearest full ER.
Clinic with after-hours on-call. Bartlett (Juneau) is the nearest full ER.
Regional hub for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Plan for the off-grid stretches
- Tell someone your route and expected arrival before you leave.
- Carry a satellite messenger (Garmin inReach, Zoleo, or Starlink Mini) for sections of the Dalton, Denali, McCarthy, and Taylor highways with no cell coverage.
- Top off fuel at every staffed station — distances between pumps on the Dalton, Denali, and Taylor can exceed 200 miles.
- Pack winter gear October–April even on short drives. Vehicles stranded by weather can wait hours for assistance.
This information is provided for general trip-planning only and is not medical, legal, or emergency advice. Phone numbers, hours, and hospital services were verified at time of publishing but can change without notice — always confirm directly with the provider before relying on them.
Alaska Mental Health Directory does not provide emergency services, primary care, transportation, or guarantees of availability. If you are experiencing a medical or mental-health emergency, call 911 or 988 immediately. The providers listed on this site are independent Alaska-licensed clinicians; check with each one for current insurance, scheduling, and scope of practice.