Quick answers
- Does Northern Navajo Medical Center have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Northern Navajo Medical Center. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Northern Navajo Medical Center?
- US Hwy 491 North, Shiprock, NM 87420, in San Juan County, New Mexico.
- What is the phone number of Northern Navajo Medical Center?
- (505) 368-6001, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Northern Navajo Medical Center?
- 3 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-07-22).
Specialties and care areas[4]
- Internal medicine
- Family practice
- Pediatrics (inpatient)
- Labor and delivery
- Women's health
- Mental health
- Optometry
- Dental
- Radiology
- Emergency medicine
- Intensive care
Programs and centers[4]
- Public health nursing
- Medical social services
- Health promotion/disease prevention
- Traditional medicine
- Purchased Referred Care
Emergency care (hospital website)[4]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
| Trauma designation | Level IV |
Doctors and clinicians (146)
146 doctors and other clinicians list Northern Navajo Medical Center as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Family Practice29
- Internal Medicine23
- Nurse Practitioner15
- Emergency Medicine15
- Optometry11
- Diagnostic Radiology10
- Physician Assistant10
- Obstetrics/Gynecology6
- Clinical Social Worker5
- Hospitalist5
- Psychiatry4
- General Surgery4
Doctors with a page on this site (146)
- Adam J. Marshall, NPNurse Practitioner
- Aimee E. McMullin, MDFamily Practice
- Alana C. Carstens Yalom, MDObstetrics/Gynecology
- Allegra J. Weiss, MDFamily Practice
- Amber N. Redhouse, CSWClinical Social Worker
- Andrew B. Murphy, ODOptometry
- Andrew Leamon, MDEmergency Medicine
- Angelique Pflueger, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Anisha Tailor, MDEmergency Medicine
- Anjali Paramanandam, ODOptometry
- April P. Shaw, PAPhysician Assistant
- April R. Nabahe, MDFamily Practice
- Ariel D. Smith, NPNurse Practitioner
- Barbara A. Massey, ODOptometry
- Benjamin Amirebrahimi, MDInternal Medicine
- Bernadette Kucinski, NPNurse Practitioner
- Bimal A. Patel, MDHospitalist
- Bowen C. Tzeng, MDFamily Practice
- Brandon R. Hill, MDEmergency Medicine
- Brenda Henderson, NPNurse Practitioner
- Brian Fuller, MDRadiation Oncology
- Brianna Muller, MDHospitalist
- Cameron R. Niswander, MDEmergency Medicine
- Cashana Betterly, MDPsychiatry
And 122 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Southwest Memorial Hospital40 mi · Cortez, CO · Critical Access Hospital
- San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc41 mi · Farmington, NM · Acute Care Hospital
- Blue Mountain Hospital53 mi · Blanding, UT · Critical Access Hospital
- Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility61 mi · Chinle, AZ · Acute Care Hospital
- Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC65 mi · Durango, CO · Acute Care Hospital
Other hospitals nearby
- Fort Defiance Indian Hospital70 mi · Ft. Defiance, AZ · Acute Care Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Dialysis facilities
- DaVita Shiprock Dialysis Center0.0 mi · Shiprock, NM · 2 of 5 stars
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Northern Navajo Medical Center reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
| Summary star rating (all survey topics) | 3 of 5 stars |
|---|---|
| Overall rating of the hospital | 3 of 5 stars |
| Would recommend the hospital | 2 of 5 stars |
| Nurses communicated well | 2 of 5 stars |
| Doctors communicated well | 4 of 5 stars |
| Staff explained medicines | 3 of 5 stars |
| Information about recovery at home | 2 of 5 stars |
| Room and bathroom kept clean | 3 of 5 stars |
| Quiet at night | 4 of 5 stars |
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 71%National average: 72% |
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 56%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 74%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 81%National average: 80% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 60%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 82%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 65%National average: 74% |
| Area around the room “always” quiet at night | 63%National average: 60% |
| Completed surveys | 128Response rate: 11% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Not reported to Medicare |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | Not reported to Medicare |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Not reported to Medicare |
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | 0.253No different from the national benchmark |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients | Too few cases to report |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | 11.6% |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | 20% |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | Too few cases to report |
| Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients | Too few cases to report |
| Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) | 0.96No different from the national rate |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | Too few cases to report |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | Too few cases to report |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | 17% |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | Too few cases to report |
| Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 to June 2025.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | 59%National average: 65% |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Northern Navajo Medical Center yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Acute Care Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | US Hwy 491 North, Shiprock, NM 87420 |
| County | San Juan County |
| State | New Mexico |
| Phone | (505) 368‑6001 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Government - Federal |
| Medicare overall rating | 3 of 5 stars |
| CMS Certification Number | 320059 |
| Name in Medicare records | NORTHERN NAVAJO MEDICAL CENTER |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Official website | ihs.gov |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau ZIP code areas (Gazetteer) — approximate position (center of the ZIP code area) used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-31.