Gallup Indian Medical Center

Details

Name :

Gallup Indian Medical Center

Address  :

P.O. Box 1337

Town  :

Gallup

State  :

New Mexico

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

87301

Phone  :

505 722 1000

Web URL  :


Description

Gallup Indian Medical Center GIMC is a 99bed hospital in Gallup New Mexico on the border of the Navajo Reservation Clinical specialties at GIMC include Internal Medicine Cardiology Anesthesia OBGYN General Surgery Orthopedics Ophthalmology ENT Radiology Pathology Pediatrics Psychiatry Emergency Medicine and Urology The workload at Gallup is one of the largest in the Indian Health Service with 250000 outpatient encounters and 5800 inpatient admissions annually GIMC has the largest staff of all Navajo Area IHS facilities

The Plateaus and mountains close to Gallup offer opportunities for hiking backpacking and camping There are several national mountains and parks within easy driving distance Albuquerque with all the services and cultural events offered in a city its size is just two hours East of Gallup There are many choices for crosscountry and downhill skiing within 1 to 3 hours of Gallup The city of Gallup has a populations of approximately 23000
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