Native American Studies

             Provide American Indian families with health services that promote healing and wellness."Carl Albert Indian Health Facility serves the medical needs of more than 117,000 Native American patients each year from across central and southern Oklahoma. Eligibility requires each patient to have a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card from a federally recognized tribe. The hospital is a 53-bed acute care facility, including a 36-bed Medical/Surgical unit, 13-bed OB/GYN unit, 4-bed ICU and Emergency Room services provided 24 hours a day. Renovations, redecorating, and new equipment purchases enable the hospital to provide the most up-to-date patient oriented medical services. Carl Albert Indian Health Facility and satellite clinics are fully accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospitals.Patients in need of medical services and non-emergency care can visit one of our outpatient clinics. Outpatient care is also available at our satellite clinics in Ar!
             dmore, Tishomingo, and Durant. All clinics provide medical care with laboratory services and pharmacies, Ardmore and Tishomingo also offer dental, optometry and behavioral health care services. Medical emergencies and trauma patients have access to CAIHF's 24-hour emergency room, two emergency medical vehicles and Medi-flight, an emergency helicopter service readily available to transport severe trauma cases to other more specialized treatment centers. CAIHF has extended its hours at the urgent care clinic. The clinic is open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday-Friday and from 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Pharmacy hours were also extended to coincide with the urgent care clinic, making CAIHF a one stop health care facility.
             The history of the Chickasaw Nation can be divided into four parts;
             o Early History, The Nation east of the Mississippi River
             o Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory, 1837-1907
             o The New Chickasaw Nation, 1983-Today
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