CHR/EMS Medical Transport & Case Management

IHS-funded community health workers who help Native families reach and manage health care. Services include non-emergency patient transport to and from clinics and hospitals, case management and patient advocacy, periodic monitoring of high-risk patients, emergency care while awaiting transport, and delivery of medications, supplies, and equipment to the home.

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Operated byTribal

Who qualifies

Any CDIB Holder

Geographic

The program serves eligible Native Americans residing in Pawnee County and the city limits of Stillwater in Payne County. Eligible clients must bring a copy of their Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) and a medical referral in order to be transported. Tribal policy requires that all medical referrals originate from the Pawnee Indian Health Center.

How to apply

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All transportation must be arranged through the CHR/EMS office at (918) 762-3873, ext. 1. Appointments for eligible client transports must be made 48 hours in advance, and clients must bring a copy of their CDIB and their medical referral. The office transports Monday through Friday; evening and weekend transports are limited to hospital dismissals when no other means is available, and there are no transports Friday afternoons or when the Pawnee Nation is closed. Transports are prioritized in this order: IHS facilities inside the Pawnee Nation service area, IHS facilities outside it, non-IHS facilities inside it, then non-IHS facilities outside it. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where it's available

The program states it serves "Native Americans residing in Pawnee County and the city limits of Stillwater in Payne County," Oklahoma. Because the Payne County portion is limited to Stillwater city limits, this entry is not attached to a structured county service area — confirm your address with the program.

Health and Community Services Center, 400 Agency Road, Pawnee, OK 74058