From limited resources to a lack of adequate staffing, tribal hospitals and clinics face numerous challenges.  The resulting healthcare process barriers often lead not only to poor patient outcomes, but sometimes forced closure and loss of access to care in the greater community. The good news:...

When you bring medical care to IHS facilities on a South Dakota assignment, you enjoy an exciting opportunity to improve healthcare for underserved tribal communities. It’s hard but rewarding work in the heart of the Midwest. While on assignment, we have some suggestions to make the most of your...

One of the most pressing issues in tribal healthcare is the extreme shortfall of Native American providers and lack of clinician diversity. The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that fewer than 1% of students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. Not surprisingly, physician...

Providers at Native American health facilities face an overwhelming number of problems. Clinician shortages, outdated technology, a scarcity of necessary supplies and resources, lack of clinical oversight, and inadequate funding are major barriers to quality patient care. But Tribal EM is out to...

As medical facilities and providers across the U.S. determine the best way to deal  with the spreading coronavirus, one of the groups particularly at risk are Native American communities. Indian Country Today reported that tribal communities are unprepared for a possible coronavirus epidemic due...