Hungry Alaskan moose strolls into hospital lobby

Moose on the loose! Hungry Alaskan moose strolls into hospital lobby and munches on plants

• The unexpected visitor wandered into Providence Health Park Medical Thursday
• The young hungry moose seemed oblivious to all the fuss as he ate the plants
• Hospital security said ‘its not every day you get a moose walking into a building,’

A hungry moose wandered into the lobby of a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska and chomped on an array of potted plants before security escorted him out.

The amusing event took place on Thursday at Providence Health Park medical facility when the large animal strolled through the front doors looking for some food to eat.

The young moose walked straight over to the plants – hoping to get in some morning greens – as hospital employees and civilians snapped photos and video of the unusual sighting. 

The docile moose appeared oblivious to all the fuss and the attention it was getting. 

When hospital security arrived, the moose had a stare down with a few of the security guards.

Randy Hughes, the hospital’s director of security, said, ‘it’s not every day you get a moose walking into a building, so everybody was excited to take pictures and stuff like that.’

When hospital security arrives the moose and security guards have a stare down 

The moose is seen chomping on some of the potted plants in the hospital’s lobby 

The young moose is seen strolling through the lobby of the Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska 

The amusing event took place on Thursday afternoon. No one was injured and the large animal appeared to cooperate with hospital officials

To prevent the large animal from running wild, some civilians formed a circle while others held some branches from the plants to try and sway the moose to walk towards the automatic doors. 

One man is seen in a video posted on Facebook moving a lobby chair to usher the moose to the exit.

No one was injured during the afternoon melee as the moose cooperated with hospital officials and left on its own recognizance. 

After the moose left the premises, he stood outside the hospital’s semi-circular driveway for a while before walking to the side of the building to take a nap in the snow, Fox News reported.

Hughes joked: ‘Finally, I think it had enough of everybody watching him, watching him eat.’ 

Providence Alaska Medical Center is one of Alaska’s largest hospitals and often ranked one of the largest private employers in Alaska, according to a report.

The moose’s visit on Thursday was not the first time Providence Alaska Medical Center has had wildlife pop inside one of their buildings.

Bears have tried to get into the emergency room before, the news outlet said.

‘There’s never a dull moment here at the hospital,’ Hughes said. 

Providence Alaska Medical Center is one of Alaska’s largest hospitals and often ranked one of the largest private employers in Alaska, according to a report

The moose did not appear frightened or aggressive during the Thursday visit 

Randy Hughes, the hospital’s director of security, said, ‘it’s not every day you get a moose walking into a building, so everybody was excited to take pictures and stuff like that’

The moose is exiting the building through that automatic doors before he went to the side of the building to take a nap in the snow 

The hospital posted another moose sighting on their Facebook November 16, 2022 when two moose’s were seen spotted at the entrance. The caption read’ we had a couple of unexpected visitors today at the Providence Region Building’

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