Rapid City: The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board welcomed tribal and federal leaders to Rapid City last week in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Indian Health Service. Secretary of HHS Xavier Becerra, Deputy Director Andrea Palm, and IHS Director Roselyn Tso, along with…
Expect Increased Wait Times at Oyate Health Center During Upgrades
RAPID CITY — The Oyate Health Center is reminding its patients to expect some interruptions of services this weekend as a new computer server is installed at the facility. Beginning Friday, July 21st, the Oyate Health Center will transition to a new, more secure, and agile computer server that…
March 2023 HIPAA Breach
RAPID CITY – On March 8, 2023, the Oyate Health Center (OHC) was made aware of a potential breach ofpatient health information. Subsequent investigation revealed an unintended breach of patient information related to pharmacy visits made between August 31, 2021 and September 8, 2021. If your information was included in…
Opioid Response Program Seeks Lakota and Dakota Language Translators
RAPID CITY –The Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response program is preparing to release a third edition of its animated prevention series. It seeks Lakota and Dakota language speakers to help translate the material into both Lakota and Dakota. Skyhawk Reborn and Bravefox, the first two releases in this series, covered…
Wo’ohitike Collaborative to host Healthy Relationships Training
Rapid City – Across Indian Country, a need exists to improve access to family-oriented health services. A new initiative from the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board will help Native American families do just that. The Wo’ohitike Collaborative, a new initiative from the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, intends…