Cherokee Nation to take over IHS hospital
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Health
The
Cherokee Nation plans to take over operations of the
W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
The facility is currently run by the
Indian Health Service. The tribe will manage the hospital under a self-determination contract.
“We will create a comprehensive, integrated health care system that will provide improved care for our patients,” Chief Chad Smith said in a
statement.
Get the Story:
Cherokee Nation will take over operation of Hastings hospital
(The Muskogee Phoenix 4/16)
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