Alaska (AK) Critical Care Surgery Doctors and Physicians
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Critical Care Surgery Information
Description
Critical care surgery is surgery on patients in the emergency unit or critical care unit of a hospital. A critical care or trauma surgeon is a physician who performs emergency surgery on patients who are critically ill. The critical care surgeon may also communicate with the patient’s primary physician and other specialists, and the critical care staff to coordinate treatment and care. This surgeon has a comprehensive surgery background, and is knowledgeable in a wide variety of surgical procedures and life-threatening injuries.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alaska has
3 practicing
critical care surgeons. Broken out by city, critical care surgery doctor density
in Anchorage is 1,
in Juneau is 1,
and in Palmer is 1.
Alaska Information
Alaska became the 49th state in 1959, and Juneau is its capital city. Comprising 586,000 square miles, the population is 663,661. Also called the Land of the Midnight Sun, Alaska’s average winter temperatures are around 20°F, so tourism is active all year round.
You can study Alaska’s native culture, take a dogsled ride, enjoy skiing, snowboarding, skating, ice fishing, or a sea kayak ride. Enjoy winter carnivals and festivals. Take a cruise to view wildlife, including humpback whales, pan for gold, or fish for Alaska’s world-famous King salmon.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alaska has a population of 663,661.
Of this population, 172,628 are under the age of 18
and 43,134 are at or above the age of 65.
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