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As the entire country, and the world, is coming together to fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Health Service is leveraging its close partnerships with tribes, tribal and urban Indian organizations, and state and local public health authorities to coordinate a comprehensive public health response.
While many IHS facilities focus on outpatient primary care, IHS also has the capacity to provide care to patients in need of higher levels of care. We also have existing purchased/referred care agreements with a vast network of specialty care providers across the country, with multiple such contracts in place at each facility. IHS facilities are communicating and coordinating with their local and regional partners to ensure continued access to care for our patients.
While the Indian health system is large and complex, we realize that preventing, detecting, and treating COVID-19 requires local expertise. We are holding weekly conference calls with tribal and urban Indian organization leaders from across the country to provide updates, answer questions, and hear their concerns. We have also launched a new website at https://www.ihs.gov/coronavirus to share information with tribal and urban stakeholders.
I am grateful for all of the tribal and urban Indian organization leaders who shared critical feedback over the past several days. That feedback was critical to allowing IHS to begin distributing these funds immediately. Additional details on how these funds will be distributed can be found in a letter to tribal and urban Indian organization leaders [PDF - 243 KB].
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