Kayenta VA Clinic to Celebrate Expansion of Services
The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS), in partnership with Indian Health Service (IHS), will soon be providing face-to-face primary care services at its Kayenta clinic.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, NAVAHCS will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at the clinic on Wednesday, March 20 starting at 11 a.m. (details below). Leadership representatives from the Veterans Health Administration, NAVAHCS, Indian Health Service and Navajo Nation will speak during the ceremony. Following the ribbon cutting will be a small VA resource event to assist Veterans with enrollment and benefits. All are welcome to attend.
The Kayenta VA Clinic is the second of four NAVAHCS rural health clinics to see this expansion of healthcare services. The first expansion took place at its Chinle clinic on January 22, and further expansions are planned for its clinics in Polacca and Tuba City later this year.
“We have already received great feedback from Chinle-area Veterans about the in-person care we are now providing there,” said Steve Sample, NAVAHCS’s Medical Center Director. “We are very excited to take this next step in ensuring our Native Veterans receive the highest level of care they truly deserve.”
This is all part of an enhanced effort by NAVAHCS to improve access to care and care coordination throughout its more than 65,000-square-mile service area. As part of the effort, NAVAHCS has also partnered with the Office of Rural Health to hire healthcare navigators who work in VA clinics to assist Native American Veterans with coordinating their care across VA, community care and IHS.
Details
WHO: Open to public/media
WHAT: Expansion of Services Celebration for the Kayenta VA Clinic, followed by a small VA Resource Event
WHERE: Kayenta Health Center, Us Hwy 160 MP 394 (Google Maps)
WHEN: Wednesday, March 20, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Media Contact: Max Efrein, Public Affairs Officer, Northern Arizona VA; (928) 910-0332; max.efrein@va.gov.
About the Northern Arizona VA
Through its main campus in Prescott, along with Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Cottonwood, Flagstaff, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, and Anthem – with additional clinics in Tuba City, Page, Kayenta, Chinle, Holbrook and Polacca – the Northern Arizona VA provides services to approximately 34,000 Veterans over a catchment area of more than 65,000 square miles.