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Crownpoint Service Unit starts automated appointment reminder calls and texts

Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, patients with appointments at the Crownpoint Healthcare Facility, Thoreau Health Station, and Pueblo Pintado Health Center may receive an automated call or text about one day before their appointment. To get the reminders, patients need their current telephone and mobile numbers on file with Patient Registration. For more information, call Rethania Yazzie, public information officer, at 505-786-6371.

Gallup Today Staff

Newsroom · September 9, 2026 · 1 min read

The Indian Health Service public service announcement dated Sept. 8, 2026, announcing appointment reminder calls and text messages from the Crownpoint Service Unit. Crownpoint Chapter

Patients at the Crownpoint Healthcare Facility, Thoreau Health Station, and Pueblo Pintado Health Center may get an automated call or text a day before their appointment, beginning Wednesday.

The Crownpoint Service Unit announced the reminder service in an Indian Health Service public service announcement dated Sept. 8, which Crownpoint Chapter shared. The reminders begin Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.

Patients who already receive automated reminder calls may be given the option during the call to enroll in text message reminders.

To receive reminders, patients need to make sure their current telephone and mobile numbers are on file with Patient Registration. Anyone whose contact information has recently changed, or who does not want the automated calls or texts, can contact Patient Registration at their local facility.

What
Automated appointment reminder calls and text messages about one day before an appointment
When
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026
Where
Appointments at the Crownpoint Healthcare Facility, Thoreau Health Station, and Pueblo Pintado Health Center
How
Update your phone numbers with Patient Registration; for more information call Rethania Yazzie, public information officer, at 505-786-6371

Via Crownpoint Chapter

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