Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Care Settings The Places Where Care is Delivered
Lecture:Range of care
Continuum of care
Slide content:Indian Health Service Continued Federal IHS system includes 28 hospitals, 63 health centers, 31 health stations, and 34 urban projects American Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations independently administer 17 additional hospitals, 263 health centers, 92 health stations, and 166 Alaska village clinics Additional services are contracted through private providers Indian Health Service, 2015 29
Slide notes:The Indian Health Service consists of a federal system and health care organizations managed independently by American Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations. Additional services are provided by contract with private providers. The federal system is divided into twelve physical areas of the United States; each area has a unique group of tribes that work with the system on a day-to-day basis. Services are provided through twenty-eight hospitals, sixty-three health centers, thirty-one health stations, and thirty-four urban projects. American Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations administer seventeen additional hospitals, two hundred sixty-three health centers, ninety-two health stations, and one hundred sixty-six Alaska village clinics. Like most systems, the Indian Health Service offers primary and secondary care. Some areas have tertiary care capabilities or contract with private providers for these services. 29