NAVAJO NATION

Indian Health Service director visits Shiprock, tours alternate care site

Noel Lyn Smith
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Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee is joined by U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps members during a May 27 tour of the alternate care site at Northwest High School in Shiprock.
Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee is joined by U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps members during a May 27 tour of the alternate care site at Northwest High School in Shiprock.
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Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee tours the alternate care site for COVID-19 patients on May 27 in Shiprock.
Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee tours the alternate care site for COVID-19 patients on May 27 in Shiprock.
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Members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps participated in a tour of the alternate care site in Shiprock during a May 27 visit by Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee.
Members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps participated in a tour of the alternate care site in Shiprock during a May 27 visit by Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee.
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At center, Kimberly Mohs, director for the Health Education Center for Wellness at Northern Navajo Medical Center, talks with Indian Health Service Director Michael Weahkee on May 27 in Shiprock.
At center, Kimberly Mohs, director for the Health Education Center for Wellness at Northern Navajo Medical Center, talks with Indian Health Service Director Michael Weahkee on May 27 in Shiprock.
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Indian Health Service Director Michael Weahkee visits with staff on May 27 at the alternate care site at Northwest High School in Shiprock. The temporary site was set up in response to the coronavirus.
Indian Health Service Director Michael Weahkee visits with staff on May 27 at the alternate care site at Northwest High School in Shiprock. The temporary site was set up in response to the coronavirus.
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Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee, second from left, front row, stands with members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps on May 27 in Shiprock.
Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee, second from left, front row, stands with members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps on May 27 in Shiprock.
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Indian Health Service Director Read Adm. Michael Weahkee, center, and Navajo Area IHS Director Roselyn Tso visited on May 27 the alternate care site at Northwest High School in Shiprock. The site was set up in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Indian Health Service Director Read Adm. Michael Weahkee, center, and Navajo Area IHS Director Roselyn Tso visited on May 27 the alternate care site at Northwest High School in Shiprock. The site was set up in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee visited staff at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock on May 27. The stop was part of a visit to the Navajo Area IHS to review how the agency is support the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Indian Health Service Director Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee visited staff at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock on May 27. The stop was part of a visit to the Navajo Area IHS to review how the agency is support the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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