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Generic emergency room/ department entrance photo, with a carport and sign saying "Emergency" No hospital name is visible. Many people who arrive here leave with medical debt.

Political Uncertainty Adds to Challenges of Rural Hospitals

by Rose Hoban February 14, 2017October 11, 2022

Restoring a Native Food Web

by Catherine Clabby December 30, 2016April 10, 2023

shows a hand that's holding several small onion like bulbs that are dirty

Mending a Native Food Web

by Catherine Clabby October 10, 2016April 10, 2023

Often, patients who are readmitted after being sent home from the hospital return through the emergency room. Photo shows nurses rushing a patient on a gurney into a doorway.

ED Wait Times Not Budging for Mental Health Patients

by Rose Hoban May 24, 2016February 11, 2026

The main entrance to the new Cherokee Indian Hospital, called “The Basket,” is modeled on the work of a local artist. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk

Chronic Disease, Featured, Healthcare Workers, Hospitals, Rural Health

CEO of New Cherokee Hospital Reflects Back, Looks Forward

by Taylor Sisk November 9, 2015February 2, 2021

Hospital A Warrior Dance in honor of the opening of the hospital.

Eastern Band of Cherokees Unveil Their New Hospital

by Taylor Sisk October 19, 2015April 19, 2021