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Established in 1986, the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board (GPTCHB) is an organization representing the 18 tribal communities in the four-state region of South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
The initial funding in 1991 of the Northern Plains Healthy Start (NPHS) Program enabled GPTCHB to achieve non-for-profit status and come into existence.
In the 2000’s the many patient health issues arose so a couple different health boards were created to assist to address the issues of care for those eligible.
Through the determined efforts and accomplishments of former Executive Director Carole Anne Heart, Rosebud Sioux, the health board expanded by securing funding for the Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center (NPTEC) in 2003.
May 2010: Inspired by historical government malpractice and patient mistreatment, community members to fight for the rights of Native American Indians to receive their Treaty Rights for adequate health care at the Sioux San Hospital/Rapid City Service Unit (RCSU).
December 2010: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs publishes a report, “In critical condition: The urgent need to reform the Indian Health Service’s Aberdeen Area.”
May 2011: Community members report they would rather go to Rapid City Regional Hospital and “Rapid City Indian Health Service was criticized for administering Band-Aids and Tylenol, and Indians would rather get their health care elsewhere.”
2012: Unified Health Board (UHB). Concerned community members approached the Rosebud Health Board with problems they were facing at Sioux San which led to the formation of the Unified Health Board of Rapid City.
July 30, 2014: Winnebago IHS Hospital received a full statement of deficiencies from CMS and announcement of a final survey before the hospital’s final CMS termination date.
May 2015: Winnebago Service Unit subject of “immediate jeopardy” findings from CMS.
August 12, 2015: IHS issues a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing the settlement in Oglala Sioux Tribe v.
2015: Rosebud Indian Hospital was inspected.
June 1, 2016: Announcement of consultation with Tribal leaders on a draft policy statement that proposes an expansion in the use of community health aides at Indian Health Service facilities across the country.
June 13, 2016: Tribal leaders call for the closure of the IHS Great Plains Area Office.
January 2017: Initial “immediate jeopardy” status at Pine Ridge Hospital is lifted entering them in a Service Improvement Agreement to improve services provided to tribal members.
In the recent years to come, IHS investigates quality of care concerns regarding Sioux San and decides to close inpatient and emergency services around 2017.
March 2 2018: IHS solicits proposal for a design build contractor.
March 19, 2018: Deadline for tribal firms interested in being considered as a prime contractor for an IHS-managed Design Build project
April 4, 2018: OST passes resolutions requesting and authorizing GPTCHB to assume programs, services, functions and activities and construction of Sioux San IHS.
May 10, 2018: The Bush Foundation has approved the GPTCHB a grant of $150,000 and additional $150,000 toward startup costs to equal $300,000.
June 2018: Rosebud Hospital is removed from “immediate jeopardy” status but findings by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require corrective action by November
June 15, 2018: Mni Luzahan Wicozani Community meeting
February 2019: Assumption of PSFAs for Rapid City Service Unit
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