Emergency Department Physician Staffing

The contract requires the provision of board-certified or board-eligible emergency medicine physicians to staff the Level IV Trauma Center located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, on a continuous 24/7 basis. These physicians are responsible for delivering emergent care, responding to trauma cases, and coordinating closely with hospital personnel to ensure seamless patient management and adherence to clinical protocols. The staffing arrangement is critical to maintaining operational readiness at the trauma center, with an emphasis on timely intervention and collaboration across departments to support community health needs in a remote and underserved region. This subcontract is issued under the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and falls under the NAICS code 621111 for office-based physician practices. The place of performance is specifically designated as Fort Yates, with a zip code of 58538, indicating the service area serves a tribal or rural population. The contract was posted on June 22, 2026, and is intended to support sustained emergency medical capabilities within the healthcare infrastructure managed by the Indian Health Service, ensuring access to qualified emergency care for a geographically isolated community.