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Federal grant pumps $4M into Indian Medical Clinic

 
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: February 3, 2010

MIAMI, OK — A $4 million federally funded grant will help build an American Indian medical clinic in Ottawa County, said Kim Chuculate, Northeastern Tribal Health System spokeswoman on Tuesday.

photo - Mary Francis McDaniel has her heart checked by Larry Walther, a physician’s assistant at the Northeast Tribal Health System Clinic in Miami, OK. Photo by Gary Crow, for The Oklahoman
Mary Francis McDaniel has her heart checked by Larry Walther, a physician’s assistant at the Northeast Tribal Health System Clinic in Miami, OK. Photo by Gary Crow, for The Oklahoman

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"We are plowing new ground. This will allow better care for tribal members."
 Kim Chuculate
Northeastern Tribal Health System spokeswoman

"We are plowing new ground,” Chuculate said. "This will allow better care for tribal members.”

Any federally recognized tribal member can visit the clinic, she said.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant was approved in December, Chuculate said. The Peoria, Modoc, Ottawa, Quapaw and Miami Nation will partner with the health system, she said.

Dental, optical, business, contract health, pharmacy, behavior, diabetic wellness center and physical therapy will be housed in the new center.

25,000 square feet
The new center is about 2½ miles north of an existing clinic in Miami and will cover about 25,000 square feet.

It will consist of five separate buildings. Ground breaking is expected to begin midsummer on property owned by the Peoria Tribe.

The health system, which has 75 employees, last year provided services for 54,000 patients and filled 98,000 prescriptions, she said.

"The new center will allow us to expand services, but a minimum increase of employees is expected during phase one of the construction,” Chuculate said.

It is unknown how many phases the project will entail, she said.

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