05/15/2026
The Indian Health Service and Gallup Indian Medical Center leadership are actively addressing an infrastructure issue involving elevator failures in Building 2000. While one elevator remains operational, it is not sufficient to fully support patient care needs within the building.
Patient safety and well-being remain the Indian Health Service’s top priority. The facility is coordinating closely with regional health care partners to transfer some patients to other facilities to ensure continuity of high-quality care. Limited operations continue at GIMC, but patients requiring higher levels of care may be transferred or redirected as appropriate.
To address the issue, IHS has accelerated planning and contracting efforts, along with interim measures to restore infrastructure capacity as quickly as possible. We appreciate the support of our partner facilities and the dedication of staff working to manage this situation. IHS remains committed to providing transparent updates to Tribal partners, patients, staff, elected officials, and the community as the situation evolves.
Additional information, including a list of those clinics and services remaining open at GIMC, can be found at:https://www.ihs.gov/sites/newsroom/themes/responsive2017/display_objects/documents/GIMC%20QA%2005.15.26.pdf
These GIMC clinics are still open:
• Optometry Clinic
• OB/GYN Clinic
• Diabetes Clinic
• Podiatry Clinic
• Orthopedic Clinic
• Emergency Department
• Pediatrics Clinic
• Walk In Primary Care Clinic
• Dental
• Family and Internal Medicine Clinics
• Pharmacy
• Laboratory
• Radiology
• Behavioral Health
• Public Health
• General Surgery Clinic
