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Yuma Regional Medical Center
2400 Avenue A
Yuma, AZ, 85364
YPG Health Clinic
Bldg. 990, 301 C Street
Yuma, AZ, 85365
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Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. to noon
Closed on Federal Holidays and
selected training holidays
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| Contact Information: |
YRMC Patient Advocate:(928)328-3864
For emergencies always dial 911
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| The Yuma Regional Medical Center on the Yuma Proving Ground |
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The Yuma Regional Medical Center is located at 2400 Avenue A in the Yuma
Proving Ground (YPG) community. The medical center provides inpatient care with
intensive care facilities as well as surgical rooms. For emergencies, call
911 immediately.
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| The U.S. Army Health Clinic on the Yuma Proving Ground |
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For daily health care issues, contact the U.S. Army Proving Ground Health
Clinic in Building 990, 301 C Street, YPG. The clinic is open Monday through
Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to noon. For
appointments call 928-328-2502. There are no after-hours care available at
the U.S. Army Health Clinic, so proceed to the Medical Center if you have an
emergency after hours.
About the Yuma Proving Ground
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG) is a general-purpose desert environmental test facility. The YPG is located 26 miles north of Yuma, Arizona on U.S. Hwy 95.near the California-Arizona border This installation covers nearly 1,400 square miles and offers climate and terrain similar to major desert areas worldwide. YPG is primarily involved in developmental and operational test of artillery weapons and ammunition, aircraft armament systems, mobility equipment, and air delivery systems.
The Headquarters Support Troop (HST) is the only unit on YPG that is actually assigned to the installation. All other units are only attached for duty here. HST has approximately 150 personnel assigned and they work in numerous duty sections throughout the installation. The U.S. Army Health Clinic is a tenant organization, and its personnel are assigned to the Weed Army Community Hospital at Ft. Irwin in California.
Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is located adjacent to the Colorado River in the Sonora Desert of Southwest Arizona, one of the hottest and driest areas in the nation. Larger in size than the state of Rhode Island, YPG encompasses more than 1,300 square miles. Yuma Proving Ground is 25 miles north of the city of Yuma, Arizona. It is approximately 180 miles east of San Diego, California, and approximately 185 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona.
Yuma Proving Ground has an annual average of 350 sunny days, the air is sparkling clear and the average rainfall amounts to about three inches. This, plus the proving ground's excellent test facilities and staff of engineers, scientists and technicians, combine to offer outstanding opportunities to test a large variety of systems, materiel and equipment. An average of 100 tests are ongoing at any given time.
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