TAHLEQUAH – At the Cherokee Nation’s Sept. 16 Health Committee meeting, legislators discussed and unanimously passed a resolution in support of the tribe’s intent to assume operations of the Claremore Service Unit through a compacting process.
The Claremore Service Unit, more commonly known as Claremore Indian Hospital, is currently operated by the Indian Health Service. IHS is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to ihs.gov.
The resolution states that the Tribal Council “supports the Principal Chief’s call for the assumption of ownership and control of facilities and operations at the Claremore Services Unit for fiscal year 2026 by immediately undertaking a self-governance planning process with Indian Health Service.”…