January 7, 2020
New Urgent Care Hours at Oyate Health Center
RAPID CITY, SD – Beginning on January 20, 2020, the Oyate Health Center will change the hours of its operations. Services provided will be available daily from 6 am-12 midnight, the facility will close from 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 AM to accommodate ...
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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November 20, 2019
Healthcare Priorities to be Determined by Patients in Rapid City
RAPID CITY –For decades the mission, policies, and programs implemented in Indian Health Service hospitals have been determined by bureaucrats in faraway places. The new healthcare model rolling out at the Oyate Health Center in Rapid City turns that approach ...
November 18, 2019
Oyate Health Center selects top-talent as Chief Medical Officer
New Chief Medical Officer Brings Experience and Knowledge RAPID CITY –When the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe chose to take control of the Rapid City Service Unit from the Indian Health Service, it made a promise ...
November 13, 2019
A New Approach to Native American Healthcare in Rapid City
RAPID CITY – Installing a new and innovative approach to patient care is a difficult task that the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board (GPTCHB) and the Oyate Health Center (OHC) are ready to take on. Two weeks ago, more ...
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 ...
