Critical Access Hospital (CAH)
A Critical Access Hospital is a rural acute care hospital consisting of no more than 25 inpatient beds. The Critical Access Hospital must not exceed a ninety-six (96) hour length of stay and will have agreements, contracts or affiliations for transfer and services. Critical Access Hospitals must also be located more than a 35-mile drive from any other hospital or CAH (in mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads available, the mileage criterion is 15 miles).
Becoming a CAH
For additional information on what a CAH is and on how to be designated as one please go to: Becoming a CAH Manual
Arizona Critical Access Hospitals
Learn more about our 14 existing CAHs (i.e., contact information, designation date, hospital profile and affiliated emergency services) and visit their websites:
- Benson Hospital, Benson
- Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital, Nogales
- Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Globe
- Copper Queen Community Hospital, Bisbee
- Hopi Health Care Center, Polacca
- Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital, Sacaton
- La Paz Regional Medical Center
- Little Colorado Medical Center, Winslow
- Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Willcox
- Page Hospital, Page
- Parker Indian Health Center, Parker
- Sage Memorial Hospital, Ganado
- White Mountain Regional Medical Center, Springerville
- Wickenburg Community Hospital, Wickenburg