PHS FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL
NPI 1700962131
General Acute Care Hospital in Fort Defiance, AZ

Q: What is Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since October 27, 2006

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7, FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504(928) 729-8000(928) 729-8019 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 26, 2010. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Phs Fort Defiance Indian Hospital NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

PHS FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL (NPI 1700962131) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Fort Defiance, Arizona and active in the NPI registry since October 2006. The organization lists Franklin R Freeland, Chief Executive Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1700962131

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDHHS PHS NAIHS FORT DEFIANCE HOSPITAL

Location AddressCORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0649

Mailing AddressPo Box 649, Corner Of Route N12 & N7Fort Defiance, AZ 86504-0649 · (928) 729-8000 · Fax (928) 729-8019

Phone(928) 729-8000

Fax(928) 729-8019

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialFranklin R FreelandChief Executive Officer · (928) 729-8010

Enumeration DateOctober 27, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 26, 2010

✔ NPI 1700962131 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsPhs Fort Defiance Indian Hospital

Other Identifiers 5

Medicare PINHSZ165

Medicare PINHSZ166AZ

Medicaid020488AZ

MedicaidH0010NM

Medicare OSCAR/certification030071

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Fort Defiance Indian Hospital (CMS certification number 030071), from CMS Care Compare.

Fort Defiance Indian Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Fort Defiance, AZ

OwnershipTribal

CMS Certification Number030071

LocationPO Box 649Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 · Apache County · (928) 729-8000

Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 13

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

0.97 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.88 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

1.86 No different than national

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

3.86 No different than national

Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate

2.41 No different than national

In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate

0.28 No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

3 observed cases · 3.453 predicted · 6,564 patient days

0.869 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 8

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

61 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

350 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

44 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Cases too small to report

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

61 days per 100 discharges

Timely & Effective Care 6

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

58%

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

77.9%

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

61%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

84%

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

35%

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

40%

Maternal Health 1

Elective Delivery

36%

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 14

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

THE FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL BOARD, INCORPORATION

Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban Indian Health (I/T/U) Pharmacy

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8000

MRS. LORETTA NOTAH-ASHLEY

Counselor (Mental Health)

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7, PHS FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8944

MS. VALERIE EUGENIA LONG RDH

Dental Hygienist

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8890

DR. JASON RYAN PRICE D.D.S.

Dentist

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7, FORT DEFIANCE PHS HOSPITAL
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8000

KAREN HOIWAN WONG-LI RD, LD

Dietitian, Registered

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8000

MS. BEVERLY ANN DESCHEENIE BSW

Social Worker

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-3767

MS. JEAN PROPER FNP

Nurse Practitioner (Family)

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8000

ORENA SAM RN, BSN

Registered Nurse (Community Health)

CORNER OF ROUTE N12 & N7
FORT DEFIANCE, AZ 86504

Apache County (928) 729-8000

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital is 1700962131. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 27, 2006. The provider is doing business as Phs Fort Defiance Indian Hospital.

Where is Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital located?

Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital is located at Corner Of Route N12 & N7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504. The listed phone number is (928) 729-8000.

What is Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Is Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Fort Defiance Indian Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Dhhs Phs Naihs Fort Defiance Hospital was last updated on February 26, 2010. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 16 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.