1987: Indian Health Service runs 45 hospitals, 65 health centers

The Indian Health Service is responsible for the health care of approximately 937,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives. It operates 45 hospitals with a total of nearly 2,000 beds, 65 health centers, and many field clinics throughout the nation. American Indians and Alaska Natives also operate 6 hospitals and numerous clinics through a federally funded tribal program under the Indian Self-Determination Act.

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations

Region

Arctic, California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest, Subarctic