Two recently published research papers provide concrete evidence that dedicated pathways must be carved into Tribal facility staffing serving Our Relatives, and that clinicians need a healthy ecosystem to stay. Academic medical center partnerships can help ease the Indian…
The Community Health Aide Program expansion gives Tribal health leaders a federally backed path to grow a local Native health workforce of mid-level behavioral, community, and dental health professionals working alongside licensed providers in Indian Country. What the $2.3…
The Navajo Nation’s new three-year public health nursing agreement puts clinicians back in rural communities, and we hope the next award will put certified Navajo-owned firms in that same role. What the Navajo Nation Signed in August 2026 On…
A new federal investment is putting physician training directly inside the rural and tribal communities that need it most. A New Investment in Rural and Tribal Residency Training On September 4, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
The Indian Health Service has handed full ownership of the Alaska Native Medical Center to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, closing a chapter Native leaders have pursued for decades. A Historic Handoff in Anchorage The transfer became official…
A national nursing shortage can deepen the Tribal healthcare staffing shortage because rural and remote facilities compete for many of the same clinicians as larger health systems, while Indian Country already carries substantial vacancies. The response should include stronger…
A Labor Day note This Labor Day, I find myself thinking about the people behind every healthcare encounter—the work that happens before a clinician ever walks through the door, and the care that follows once they do. At Ellsworth,…
The Indian Health Service has completed the Soft Go-Live of PATH EHR at the Lawton Service Unit and is targeting full go-live on September 26, 2026, a milestone that will shape every IHS, Tribal, and urban Indian facility that…
The 2026 National Tribal Housing Summit placed new funding and mortgage reform within a wider year of ONAP action, giving Tribal leaders several implementation changes to track. Federal Leaders Outline the Priorities During the Final Day Brian Cook, acting…
When Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby speaks about housing, he brings the unique perspective of a pharmacist. Speaking at HUD’s 2026 National Tribal Housing Summit, he diagnosed a critical, upstream issue: many health, education, and economic challenges facing Native…
