The Northern Marianas offer a variety of medical, dental and eye care options. The island of Saipan has orthodontic services and opthomological care in addition to essential services. The major medical needs of the Northern Marianas are met by the Commonwealth Health Center (CHC). CHC is a unified medical center which accommodates inpatient and outpatient services, emergency care, public health and dental services, hemodialysis and other ancillary and diagnostic services and administrative offices. CHC services and facilities include a clinical laboratory, electrocardiography, ultrasound and radiology.

Twenty-four hour emergency care is provided by emergency nurses, emergency physicians, family physicians, a medical support staff and a variety of specialists who are on call for emergencies. There are 74 acute care beds available for medical/surgical, obstetrics, pediatric and acute mental health patients.

In addition to CHC, there is also a variety of private health clinics offering competitive services. Medical facilities in the CNMI must meet U.S. standards. The cost of medical insurance and care in the CNMI, however, is generally lower than in the U.S. mainland.