Q. How do hospital costs compare to the National average?
A. The Navajo people receive free health care, which is part of the trust responsibility
of the federal government. Most Navajo people receive health care from the Public Health
Service Indian Health Service clinics and hospitals throughout the reservation.
Medical facilities Monument Valley Adventist Hospital and Sage Memorial Hospital offer
emergency care to non-tribal members. Non-emergency treatment is available at numerous
hospitals a short distance from the Navajo Nation.
Q. What is the cost of nursing home facility care?
A. The rates differ depending on the quality of service; however, it generally ranges
anywhere from $75 - $125 per day.
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