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A new $30 million nursing and allied health education campus will be developed in Tahlequah through a partnership between the Cherokee Nation and the University of Oklahoma, expanding access to nursing education and addressing critical health care workforce shortages in northeastern Oklahoma and Indian Country.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians completed the acquisition of a healthcare administration building on Dec. 16, expanding the tribe’s health infrastructure and reorganizing how its health programs are managed in the Tahlequah area.

Cara Cowan Watts, Cherokee 411 correspondent, sat down with Dr. Corey Still to talk about his difficult health journey so the community could better understand what he has faced and how to support him in the months ahead.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma has completed the acquisition of a new Healthcare Administration Building, a move tribal leaders say will significantly expand health services and strengthen the Tribe’s sovereign authority over healthcare delivery.

Cherokee Nation health leaders say ongoing federal debates over the Affordable Care Act and related insurance programs could carry significant consequences for tribal health operations and Native patients across the region.