Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska
In discussing the beauty and significance of Alaska, the CEO of the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage said, “Alaska always has been and always will be a Native place, and that’s something to be celebrated. You can’t get that anywhere else.” The Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is an award-winning medical center that offers comprehensive and acute, specialty, primary and behavioral health care to Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. ANMC is also home to one of America’s most unique health care environments – a place where the highest quality care and cutting-edge technology meets special cultural and traditional services and customer experiences.
Cherokee Nation Health Services
Based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation is the largest of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes. Its health services Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS) is the largest tribally-operated health care system in the United States, consisting of a 60-bed inpatient hospital, nine health centers and 160 full-time providers. Committed to Cherokee culture and community as much as healthcare, CNHS sponsors and participates in cultural programs for healthcare staff and patients. CNHS Chief Experience Officer and Cherokee Nation citizen Keeli Duncan recently explained, “The best way to make sure Cherokee culture thrives is to share what you know. We want Cherokee culture to continue to thrive and to survive in an environment that you know wants it to just go away.”
- Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Cooweescoowee Health Center, Ochelata, Oklahoma
- Three Rivers Health Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma
- Vinita Health Center, Vinita, Oklahoma
- Wilma P Mankiller Health Center, Stilwell, Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation Division of Health
The Chickasaw Nation Division of Health received the 2024 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. The award is given annually to organizations that demonstrate resilience and a dedication to addressing the nation’s most critical needs. Chickasaw Nation Department of Health provides medical, dental and wellness services as well as assistance with medical expenses for Chickasaw Nation residents and Chickasaws at‑large. It was recognized for its efforts to provide inpatient, outpatient and population health services across 13 counties in southern Oklahoma.
- Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada, Oklahoma
- Out-patient satellite health clinics in Ardmore, Purcell and Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
River People Health Center
Located along the Salt River in Scottsdale, Arizona, River People Health Center/HHS is dedicated to providing comprehensive and culturally respectful medical, behavioral health and spiritual health and wellness to all Native people. The Health Center is located on the southwest quadrant of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and is affiliated with the Phoenix Indian Medical Center.
The new facility is oriented so that patients and their families see Red Mountain, South Mountain, Papago Buttes and Camelback Mountain. These four peaks provide a sense of comfort and healing for the Community.
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Scottsdale, Arizona
Spectrum Healthcare Resources
Spectrum Healthcare Resources is a staffing organization exclusively dedicated to providing medical professionals to U.S. Military Treatment Facilities. This includes healthcare facilities for American Indians.
Tribal EM
Tribal EM is an organization that provides medical expertise, quality assurance, process improvement, and staffing services to tribal healthcare facilities nationwide. It is the only organization of its kind and is committed to transforming Native American and Indigenous communities from within, improving access to care, empowering local providers, and delivering high quality, culturally sensitive care that is tailored to the needs of the patient population.
- Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, Fort Defiance, Arizona
- Crow Agency, Pryor, Montana
- Crow Northern Cheyenne Hospital
- Nimiipuu Health, Lapwai, Idaho
- Sault Saint Marie Tribal Health Center, Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
- Yerington Tribal Health Center, Yerington, NV
