Valley Hospital - Palmer Heliport

Planned relocation and replacement. The heliport was an integral part of the original Valley Hospital. In January 2006, the hospital ceased operations at its old location and moved to a newly constructed, larger, and more modern facility named the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. The closure of the heliport was a direct result of the entire hospital campus being decommissioned and relocated.

The site of the original Valley Hospital and its heliport, located at 2163 S. Knik-Goose Bay Road, was sold and has been completely redeveloped. The physical helipad no longer exists. The building and grounds are now used by the Mat-Su Borough to house various public health and social service offices, including the Wasilla Public Health Center. The coordinates provided in the query (61.600899, -149.106009) point to the location of the *new* Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, not the original closed site, which is a common error in outdated databases.

The Valley Hospital - Palmer Heliport was a critical piece of infrastructure for the emergency medical services (EMS) in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley. For several decades, it served as the primary landing zone for medevac helicopters operated by services like LifeMed Alaska. It facilitated the rapid transport of critically ill and injured patients from remote areas, accident scenes (such as on the Glenn Highway), and smaller regional clinics to the area's principal hospital. Its operation was vital for providing timely, life-saving care in a vast and often geographically challenging region.

None. There are no plans or prospects for reopening this heliport. Its function was entirely and permanently superseded by the new, state-of-the-art heliport (FAA Identifier: 0AK1) located at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. The new facility serves the exact same purpose for the region with modern and enhanced capabilities.