Northern Cochise Community HospitalWillcox, AZ
Northern Cochise Community Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Willcox, Arizona, with an emergency department.
- Time ZoneMST
- CountyCochise
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS4003
- Area Code520
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Northern Cochise Community 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 Northern Cochise Community Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 3.8% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Northern Cochise Community Hospital was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 16.9% | 17.3% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Northern Cochise Community Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 5,914 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 169 patients. | 82% | 78% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Doctors at Northern Cochise Community Hospital
42 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 14 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Northern Cochise Community Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.ncch.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Arizona hospital finances.
Who owns Northern Cochise Community Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Northern Cochise Community Hospital Inc, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1966.
102 doctors and other clinicians list Northern Cochise Community 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Dec 2023 · Northern Cochise Community Hospital Inc (EIN 86-0208451)
As filed with the IRS by Northern Cochise Community Hospital Inc. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Northern Cochise Community Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Cochise are federally designated health professional shortage areas (6 designations). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Parts of Cochise are federally designated health professional shortage areas (10 designations). Highest shortage score 20.
Dental: Parts of Cochise are federally designated health professional shortage areas (10 designations). Highest shortage score 19.
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
Find doctors in Willcox
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Willcox, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.