HHS gives Navajo Health System $3.85M for So. Utah satellite clinic

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Indian Health Service (IHS), has awarded the Utah Navajo Health System at Navajo Mountain, San Juan County, $3,85 million for the construction of a new satellite health clinic. The grant is part of $55 million in funding as part of the service’s Small Ambulatory Program to invest in the construction, expansion or modernization of small ambulatory healthcare facilities in Indian reservations across the U.S.

“The IHS Small Ambulatory Program continues to support our tribal partners by expanding access to culturally appropriate, quality healthcare through a critical part of the Indian health system,” said IHS Director Roselyn Tso. “Since the program began in 2001, more than 79 projects have been funded, totaling more than $178 million.”

The HIS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 574 federally recognized tribes in 37 states.