Northern Cochise Community Hospital is a 24-bed critical access hospital that is part of Tucson, Ariz.-based TMC Health system. The hospital’s 175-plus employees provide rural residents with 24/7 emergency services, inpatient and skilled nursing care, outpatient services and primary care clinics. The hospital has partnered with the Diaper Bank of Arizona to distribute more than 3,000 diapers monthly to local families, addressing a basic health and economic need in the community. Through a partnership with the Cochise Technology District’s “Patient Care Technician” program, the hospital offers rural high school students hands-on clinical training with a direct path to healthcare careers, and six program graduates now work at the hospital while one works at Benson (Ariz.) Hospital, which is also part of TMC Health. The hospital is also enhancing its facilities with upgrades to the emergency department entrance and physical therapy wing to improve accessibility and patient experience. The broader TMC Health system was named to Forbes‘ 2026 list of “America’s Best Large Employers.”
