- CountyNAVAJO
- Emergency CapableYes
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Who owns Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
47 doctors and other clinicians list Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Navajo are federally designated health professional shortage areas (7 designations). Highest shortage score 21.
Mental health: Parts of Navajo are federally designated health professional shortage areas (11 designations). Highest shortage score 20.
Dental: Parts of Navajo are federally designated health professional shortage areas (9 designations). Highest shortage score 24.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Arizona earn a median $99,500 a year. Healthcare salaries in Arizona.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Arizona shortage areas