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Welcome from the Wind River Service Unit

"zahn-buhm-mee-booi-shuhn-gah" - "It is good to see you folks" - Eastern Shoshone

Wooukohei, Yiisiihi notoniheino'owu, Hinono'eiteen, Ho hou. - Welcome, To the Public Health Service Northern Arapaho Nation

Wind River Service Unit The user population is comprised of 10,415 Native American people. We have two outpatient clinics, one located in Arapahoe and one located in Ft. Washakie. We are staffed with family physicians, pediatricians, physician assistant, family nurse practitioners, psychologists, dentists, dietician, public health nurses and optometrists. Specialty clinics are also held at our facilities ranging from orthopedic, podiatry, nephrology, obstetrics, audiology, women’s health and cardiopulmonary services. Inpatient care is covered by a close working relationship with the excellent community hospitals in nearby Lander, Wyoming that has an 83-bed hospital, fully staffed inpatient psychiatric hospital and also Central Wyoming Rehabilitation Unit and Riverton Memorial Hospital has a fully staffed 70-bed hospital.

The Wind River Service Unit is accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).

Mission Statement

In partnership with American Indian and Alaskan Native People, is to raise their physical, mental, social, environmental and spiritual health to the highest level.

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Vision Statement

Through compassion, excellence, and teamwork, we are devoted to improving your health!

Contact Information

Fort Washakie Health Center
P.O. Box 128
Fort Washakie, Wyoming 82514
Main: (307) 332-7300
Fax: (307) 332-3949

Arapaho Health Center
P.O. Box 1310
Arapaho, Wyoming 82510
Main: (307) 856-9281
Fax: (307) 856-1630

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