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October 18, 2012

Council OKs changes to tribal health system

TAHLEQUAH — The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council has approved improvements to the Cherokee Nation’s health system, according to a media release. The health plan could pump about $80 million into expanding or replacing the tribe’s eight health centers and W.W. Hastings Hospital. Tribal Council approval opens the door to seeking out more funding sources for full implementation.

The largest portion of the plan includes a new $50 million hospital to be built on tribally owned land near W.W. Hastings Hospital. The new facility would become a surgical hospital and allow Hastings to become a complete outpatient center.

Other facilities are slated for replacement or major renovation under the plan:

•    Three Rivers Health Center in Muskogee — $3.2 million in renovations.

•    Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center in Stilwell — $7 million for a 28,000-square-foot expansion.

•    Redbird Smith Health Center in Sallisaw — $2 million in renovations.

•    Bartlesville Health Center — $7 million toward a completely new 28,000 square-foot-facility.

•    Sam Hider Community Health Center in Jay — $7 million toward a new 28,000-square-foot facility.

The act also would devote $1.5 million to build a new Jack Brown Center in Tahlequah that treats citizens with drug and alcohol dependency.

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