The largest healthcare provider in northwest Arizona, 235-bed Kingman Regional Medical Center is also the state’s first rural teaching hospital. The medical center offers accredited residency programs in family and emergency medicine, supporting long-term workforce development in a medically underserved region. Over the past decade, the hospital has expanded its workforce by 80%, launched community partnerships and introduced pioneering programs. Chief among those programs is the hepatitis C treatment and elimination initiative, led by pharmacists and supported through customized Meditech EHR tools, which boasts a 95% cure rate. Recognized with a fall 2024 “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group and a 4-star rating for overall hospital quality from CMS, the medical center also holds accolades such as the Healthgrades “Pulmonary Care Excellence Award” and the Arizona Governor’s “Innovation Award”. The WL Nugent Cancer Center’s American Cancer Society grant has enabled over 2,200 patient rides, while advanced technology investments include the Omni Legend 32 positron emission tomography/CT system and the Ion robotic lung biopsy platform.
