September 2, 2020
Oyate Health Center To Host COVID-19 Testing at North Middle School
RAPID CITY – The Oyate Health Center, in partnership with North Middle School, will host a mass COVID-19 testing event for its students, their immediate families, and staff on Friday, September 4, from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. To help ...
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August 13, 2020
New Healthcare Facility Set to Break Ground
RAPID CITY – The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board and the Oyate Health Center will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility at 2:00 pm, August 21, 2020, at 3200 Canyon Lake Dr, in Rapid City. “It is ...
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August 7, 2020
Improved Pediatric Department Offers Sports Physicals, Immunizations, and Telehealth
RAPID CITY – In recent years, tribal-citizens in Rapid City encountered considerable difficulty accessing quality care for their children and grandchildren. To better meet the community’s needs, the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board has worked to improve and expand ...
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July 28, 2020
New Covid-19 Guidelines For Return To Work
RAPID CITY –On July 22, 2020 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) changed their recommendations regarding REPEAT testing for COVID-19. Previously they required a negative test in order to safely return to work. The new standard of care no longer ...
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July 21, 2020
Oyate Health Center to Require Masks
For the safety of all, everyone entering the Oyate Health Center will be required to wear a face covering. If you do not have one, one will be provided. We feel that this is a small sacrifice to make that ...
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June 16, 2020
RAPID CITY – The Oyate Health Center is planning a mass COVID-19 testing event this Saturday in Rapid City. In her weekly community update, Jerilyn Church, CEO of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board, announced that the Oyate Health ...
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April 13, 2020
Oyate Health Center Adapts to COVID-19 Pandemic – 4/13/20
RAPID CITY –The Oyate Health Center is continuing to make improvements to help protect the health of our staff and patients. It is important to us that we continue to provide the highest standards of care for our patients while ...
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March 31, 2020
Oyate Health Center Takes Further Steps to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
In addition to the creation of the Southwest Screening Clinic, we are continuing to implement recommendations from the CDC. If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, please contact the Oyate Health Center at (605) 355-2500 before visiting the campus. Optometry Changes ...
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January 6, 2020
Oyate Health Center Introduces Integrative Care
RAPID CITY, SD – The Oyate Health Center is set to introduce a new model of care that will provide expanded comprehensive care services to its patients, greater access to behavioral health, and more walk-in clinic hours. The Oyate Health Center ...
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August 21, 2019
What is period poverty? Native American women work to address issue
By providing free tampons and pads to people in rural areas, these women are addressing period poverty with dignity. During class, Tierra Baird felt her period start and rushed to the bathroom. She tried to get a tampon from the ...
