Cherokee Nation – W. W. Hastings Hospital

Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation – W.W. Hastings Hospital is a 56-bed inpatient hospital facility that serves the Cherokee Nation reservation population. It is a full-service hospital with a behavioral health department that treats mental health, substance abuse, and dual diagnosis disorders in adults and adolescents ages 13-18.

Substance abuse treatment includes assessment, treatment planning, relapse prevention education, counseling (individual, group, and family) plus parenting education. Adult treatment takes place in the behavioral health department of the hospital. Adolescent substance abuse treatment takes place in a separate area of the hospital called the Jack Brown Center. The adolescent program is a 14-week program. The Jack Brown Center has accreditation with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Services. The Jack Brown Center receives funding from the Indian Health Service. Treatment is provided at no cost to the family if patients are federally recognized Indian tribe members.

Adult patients can also access treatment at no cost at the hospital if they are members of a federally recognized tribe and they reside within the Cherokee Nation reservation. But they must also have applied for other available assistance first, as the Cherokee Nation insurance, called Purchased and Referred Care, is a “payer of last resort.”

If you are a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe and you live on the Cherokee Nation reservation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, you have access to medical and behavioral health services that will not only treat your health concerns but will also recognize and honor your cultural norms and traditions.