The CNMI government established the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services in 1978 with Public Law 1-08. The current hospital opened in 1986, when the population was less than 20,000. In 2008, through Public Law 16-51, the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services was re-organized into a government corporation, which commenced operations in late 2011 as the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC).

The CHCC functions as an integrated healthcare system that brings together a wide scope of services including primary, outpatient, and inpatient care; ancillary services including laboratory, pharmacy, and physical therapy; population health services including public and environmental health; and mental and behavioral health services. Through this integration under a single organizational structure, the CHCC provides the majority of healthcare services in the CNMI.

Vision

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation provides sustainable, innovative, equitable, and comprehensive culturally responsive services to achieve accessible, high-quality, patient-centered wellness outcomes for all people in the CNMI

Mission

Provide quality comprehensive health services and promote healthy environments for a resilient community.

Values

CHCC is committed to exceeding standards by providing a culture of compassionate, effective, quality care, honoring the dignity of its stakeholders, and community, and promoting equity and transparency as well as continued accountability and growth throughout the corporation.