Whiteriver IHS Hospital

P.O. Box 860
Whiteriver, AZ 86941

North end of Whiteriver, 5800 ft. elev., 158 miles from Flagstaff, 182 miles from Tucson: 30 miles from Pinetop; 60 minutes to Sunrise Ski Area

Housing: Fully furnished (incl. kitchen) modular "pre-fab" house on hospital grounds provided + 2 meals a day in hospital cafeteria

Mileage: compensation not provided by FCM

Residency: No
100% with attending

Hospital Affiliation*:
Whiteriver IHS, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, UMC (Tucson)

35 admissions to WR IHS/week plus 15 transfers to larger hospitals (e.g. PIMC, UMC)

Average Inpatient census = 17 patients of all ages

Daily # of FP Patients: 200;
Cibecue, AZ Clinic - 30/day

Patients Population Profile:
85% Apache 15% Navajo, Hopi of all age groups and medical problems

Cibecue is in more isolated, traditional Apache area.

• 12 FP's, 4 Internists, 3 Peds, Psych, Ortho, Podiatry, P.T., 8 FNP, et. al
• ER 25,000 visits/year
• OB - 140 deliveries/year by FP's
• Rotation: 4 weeks ambulatory care (includes 1 at rural Cibecue); 1 week in-patient FP ward; 1 week in ER (total 6 weeks)

Flex-time Activities:

• PHN visits to Apache homes
• Adolescent clinic at Alchesay High School
• Elderly group home visits
• Inpatient hospice
• Specialty Consults Clinics
• Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Unit
• Renal dialysis unit
• Diabetes and Heart Disease Education Program

Insurance Spectrum:
100% IHS "single payer" (a few also with private insurance)

Specific Site Info:
Largest full-spectrum, family practice model hospital in US Indian Health Service. 25% of med staff are UofA grads (Med school and/or Residency)

Telemedicine and Teleradiology via AHSC