In 1993 he left government service to serve as the Chief Operating Officer for the University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. As the Director of the IHS Albuquerque Area, Mr. Toya manages a varied health care and environmental health services program. His geographic area of responsibility covers the states of New Mexico and Colorado, with additional services provided in Texas and Utah. This four-state area provides medical care to more than 85,000 American Indians representing twenty Pueblos, three Navajo Tribes, two Apache Tribes and two Ute Tribes.
Health care is provided through direct care, contract care, or tribally operated facilities.
Health services are available at five hospitals and one regional treatment center, twelve health centers, and seven health stations. As part of a national Indian health system of federal, tribal, and urban Indian health programs, the Albuquerque Area also contributes to the support of one urban Indian health program in Albuquerque and one in Denver. The Albuquerque Area Office is part of a multi-billion dollar national health program managed by the Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Indian Health Service is composed of 12 regional offices and a system of hospitals and clinics and works with tribal and urban programs to provide health services to approximately 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than 550 federally recognized tribes in 35 states. The Indian Health Service is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level.