News Release
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. will officially sign legislation providing an estimated $400 million for construction of a new, state-of-the-art hospital in Tahlequah and an additional $35 million to replace the tribe’s 25-year-old outpatient health center in Salina.
The new hospital will replace the existing W.W. Hastings Hospital, which was opened nearly 40 years ago. The existing hospital was built to serve approximately 60,000 patient visits per year, though the hospital has recently seen as many as 500,000 patient visits including more than 60,000 emergency and urgent care visits per year.
When the Cherokee Nation’s new hospital is opened, the tribe will repurpose the existing Hastings facility to be the heart of its expanded behavioral health programs.
The Cherokee Nation A-Mo Health Center in Salina opened in 1996. Replacing the outpatient health center in Salina will provide patients and staff with state-of-the-art health care in a facility that has more space. Tribal leaders also plan to visit the A-Mo Health Center to unveil renderings of the new facility and meet with staff to discuss the project on Friday.
What:
Signing of legislation that provides funding for new hospital in Tahlequah, outpatient health center in Salina
When:
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
10:00 a.m.
Where:
Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center
19600 E. Ross St.
Tahlequah
Who:
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Deputy Chief Bryan Warner
Acting Chief of Staff Corey Bunch
Secretary of State Tina Glory Jordan
Council of the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Health Services leadership
About Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is the federally recognized government of the Cherokee people and has inherent sovereign status recognized by treaty and law. The seat of tribal government is the W.W. Keeler Complex near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation. With more than 400,000 citizens, 11,000 employees and a variety of tribal enterprises ranging from aerospace and defense contracts to entertainment venues, Cherokee Nation is one of the largest employers in northeastern Oklahoma and is the largest tribal nation in the United States.
To learn more, please visit www.cherokee.org.
