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Shiprock - Northern Navajo Medical Center

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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HIM Medical Records Release of Information Office
Phone: 505-368-6026
Fax: 505-368-6025

Medical Staff Credentialing Office:
Fax: 505-368-7011

Case Managers
(all clinics for patient coordination)
Office Phone: 505-368-6944
Fax: 505-368-6103

Purchased Referred Care Office
Phone: 505-368-6070
Fax: 505-368-6362

Hours of Operation

Outpatient Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Emergency Room
24 hours/7 days a week

Leadership

  • Chief Nurse Executive
    CDR Lenora Tso CDR, RN,
    Office: 505-368-6450
    Cell:505-215-9772
  • Director of Professional Quality Services
    Jimmy Billy,
    Office: 505-368-7002
    Cell: 505-215-5229

Other Contact Information

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.