Shiprock - Northern Navajo Medical Center
Address
The Northern Navajo Medical Center
P.O. Box 160, Hwy 491 North
Shiprock, NM 87420
Phone: 505-368-6001
Fax: 505-368-6260
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Hours of Operation
Outpatient Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Emergency Room
24 hours/7 days a week
Leadership
- Chief Executive Officer
Fannessa Comer, 505-368-6005 - Health Administrative Officer
Carenda Robinson, 505-368-6005 - Clinical Director
Dr. Ouida Vincent, 505-368-7000
- Chief Nurse Executive
CDR Lenora Tso CDR, RN, 505-368-6450 - Director of Professional Quality Services
Rachel Akins RN, 505-368-7002
Other Contact Information
- Patient Advocate
Rosanna Bluehorse
Phone: 505-368-6811 - Medical Staff Recruiter
Mr. Christopher Bench,
Phone: 505-368-6743
- Nursing Recruiter
Winifred Howard, RN
Phone: 505-368-6933 - Human Resources Supervisor
Christina Bitsilly,
Phone: 505-368-6095
Scope of Services
The Shiprock Service Unit (SRSU) is the largest geographical service-unit of Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS). SRSU population extends into New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The scope of SRSU’s responsibility is extensive and includes administrative oversight of one hospital: NNMC and two health centers: Four Corners Regional Health Center and Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center.
NNMC was opened on February 3, 1995 and is the main administrative center and medical center for SRSU. NNMC is a 60 bed medical center and has one of the largest patient volumes in the NAIHS.
NNMC provides the following primary and specialty care services in inpatient and outpatient care services: medical-surgical, pediatric inpatient, labor and delivery, intensive care units, internal medicine, family practice, urgent and emergency care, women's health, mental health, pharmacy, optometry, dental, radiology, public health nursing, medical social services, health promotion/disease prevention and traditional medicine.
The NNMC Emergency Department (ED) provides emergency medical treatment 24 hours a day, seven days a week to patients of all ages. In 2021, NNMC Emergency Room was designated as a Level IV trauma center. This designation increases access to trauma care in a rural setting and ensures optimal care to those who are seriously injured. Furthermore, the NNMC ED is certified as Peds Ready by the New Mexico Emergency Medical Services for Children and the University of New Mexico Child Ready Program. This certification ensures effective emergency care for children.
