Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Reports $31M Debt Reduction, Plans Reinvestment

CEO Wayne Gillis told the Navajo Times the hospital “reduced roughly $31 million of its previous $34 million debt in about 14 months and expects to eliminate the remaining $3 million within weeks.” The claim, if confirmed, would mark a major shift for the Gallup facility and McKinley County residents who rely on local inpatient and outpatient care.

RMCHCS leadership also posted financial summaries on LinkedIn that paint a picture of turnaround. The post said, “The 2022 results reflect a very difficult year: Total revenue: $63M Total expenses: $84.9M Net loss: –$21.9M.” It added, “Fast forward to today as we close 2025, and the picture looks very different: Revenue: $74M Expenses: $64M Operating margin: +$10M All long-term debt paid off, including $17M+ in 2025 alone.” The leadership post said the organization plans to “submit 2023 information to outside auditors by summer 2026 and then 2024 to follow” and credited clinical and hospital staff for the operational work behind the gains.

Those operating figures sit alongside public filings and audits that show why local scrutiny remains high. ProPublica’s extract of the hospital’s Dec. 2022 Form 990 lists program services of $62,050,251 and contributions of $2,040,872, and shows total assets of $35,337,651 with total liabilities of $23,190,623. An excerpt of a New Mexico State Auditor compliance report notes auditors reviewed compliance for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021 and states, “We have audited Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Inc.’s (RMCHCS or the ‘Hospital’) compliance with the types of compliance requirements identified as subject to audit in the OMB Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material effect on RMCHCS’s major federal program for the year ended December 31, 2021.”

Local reporting on the hospital’s most recent audit emphasized both a clean opinion on the financial statements and lingering control problems. Gallupsunweekly reported that “the auditors issued an unmodified opinion for the hospital’s audit” but said the audit “identified several areas for improvement, categorized as ‘Significant Deficiencies’ (serious issues that need attention) and ‘Material Weaknesses’ (major failures in internal controls).” The paper summarized auditors’ findings that problems “generally stem from significant management turnover and financial instability at the hospital, which caused delays and errors in administrative tasks.” Specific issues included a missing Disaster Plan and bank accounts that were not reconciled on time, including “one primary account … not reconciled for over two years.”

For McKinley County residents, the numbers matter because financial stability underpins staffing, clinic hours, emergency readiness, and investments in equipment and facilities. U.S. News lists RMCHCS-Gallup as a general medical and surgical facility and shows multiple physicians with high patient ratings, underscoring the hospital’s clinical role even while finances were strained.

Hospital leadership says the debt moves free up capacity to reinvest in operations and that transparency and discipline will continue to guide the work. Next steps to watch include the hospital’s submission of 2023 and 2024 financial information to auditors, the full audited statements for 2024-2025, and documented remediation of the audit’s control findings such as a tested Disaster Plan and up-to-date bank reconciliations. If those items are completed, McKinley County could see strengthened local care and more predictable operations at Gallup’s hospital.