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January 2020 Blogs

IHS Physician Honored by the American College of Physicians

Mollie Frost, Senior Writer, American College of Physicians

January 30, 2020
by Mollie Frost, Senior Writer, American College of Physicians

Maricruz Merino, MD, FACP, Chief of Internal Medicine, at Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico was recently honored in the November 2019 American College of Physicians Top Hospitalists issue as one of “2019’s Top Hospitalists.”

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Joint Venture Construction Program Application Process Moves Forward to Next Phase

Gary Hartz, P.E., Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering, Indian Health Service

January 10, 2020
by Gary Hartz, P.E., Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering, Indian Health Service

For more than two decades, the IHS Joint Venture Construction Program has strengthened partnerships with tribes across the country and expanded access to comprehensive, culturally acceptable health services for American Indian and Alaska Native people.

The program allows tribes or tribal ... Continue reading


IHS 2019 Year in Review

Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee, Principal Deputy Director, Indian Health Service

January 3, 2020
by Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee, Principal Deputy Director, Indian Health Service

I’m proud of everyone across the Indian health system working tirelessly to provide American Indians and Alaska Natives with access to high-quality health care. I believe we are all united by a strategic vision: healthy communities and quality health care systems through strong partnerships and ... Continue reading