On January 10, 2019, the GPTCHB sent a letter to the Great Plains Area IHS Acting Director, Jim Driving Hawk, to notify IHS of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s and … Read More about GPTCHB CEO Memo re 1.10.2019 Letter to IHS
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GPTCHB Statement Regarding Meeting on January 24, 2019
The Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health Board appreciates the thoughtful deliberations of the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council on January 24, 2019 and its commitment to further conversations regarding the combined … Read More about GPTCHB Statement Regarding Meeting on January 24, 2019
What can you do to help preserve Sioux San?
We believe the plan by the Indian Health Service to demolish and build new on the current site is ill-informed primarily because the site review process conducted by the IHS … Read More about What can you do to help preserve Sioux San?
Sioux San Update: Statement from GPTCHB CEO
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board (GPTCHB) is committed to the pursuit of every means that will serve to improve the health status of the tribes and their members. That … Read More about Sioux San Update: Statement from GPTCHB CEO
Action to Preserve the Sioux San Campus & Expand our Services
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I attached the press release announcing IHS’s declination of our request to build at Shepard Hills, IHS’s map; (this is their document of the buildings they … Read More about Action to Preserve the Sioux San Campus & Expand our Services
Sioux San Legacy and Future
Saturday November 10, 2018 Rapid City Community Learning Session Sioux San Legacy and Future Join us! Lunch will be provided. Best Western Ramkota Rushmore Room 2111 N. Lacrosse St. Rapid … Read More about Sioux San Legacy and Future
RSCU Presentation and Community Meeting at the Journey Museum
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board is seeking community input for a tribal run hospital on the north east side of Rapid City. The organization … Read More about RSCU Presentation and Community Meeting at the Journey Museum
Mayor Allender Seeks Support for New IHS Facility
Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender along with the Oglala, Cheyenne River and Rosebud Sioux tribes are asking the Rapid City Council for its support in building a new Native American … Read More about Mayor Allender Seeks Support for New IHS Facility
The Bush Foundation Recently Awarded GPTCHB $1,800,000
RAPID CITY– Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board (GPTCHB) was granted 1.8 million dollars by the Bush Foundation to plan and develop a tribal medical center management model under the … Read More about The Bush Foundation Recently Awarded GPTCHB $1,800,000
Taking Control of Healthcare
Three tribes are taking over the failing Sioux San hospital in Rapid City South Dakota from Indian Health Service . The hospital had closed its emergency room and was placed … Read More about Taking Control of Healthcare