Chickasaw Nation Medical Center Opening Ceremony

Posted August 10, 2010

I attended the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Ada, OK, on July 19, 2010. This beautiful hospital was built through our Joint Venture Program, which is one of our health facilities construction programs where the Tribe pays for the construction of the hospital and IHS seeks appropriations for the staffing of the new hospital. The hospital includes state-of-the-art equipment and furnishings, an emergency room, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric outpatient clinics, inpatient, surgery, ICU, OB including the ability to do C-Sections on site, dental, pharmacy (with drive in service!) and both a CT and MRI on site. The hospital also includes a healing garden and walking paths, which is a wonderful addition to promote wellness. This is a great example of a successful tribal and IHS partnership. Congratulations to the Chickasaw Nation – here are some photos: