Rural Eye Program
Provides full-scope, comprehensive optometric examination and associated care, including therapy, treatment, counseling, and appropriate management or referral for all patients at the health center site with eye and/or visual problems and concerns. Located within multi-disciplinary ambulatory care centers of the Cherokee Nation. During interim periods, students may request assignment into the REP clinics for clinic make-up and/or additional (elective) clinic assignments. Students from year III and IV of the clinical curriculum are eligible for assignment into the REP clinics.
Sam Hider Health Center
The Sam Hider Health Center first opened its doors in 1989 in the former Jay Memorial Hospital and has since moved to the current facility in 2015. The health center square footage went from 28,345 to 42,000 square feet of floor space. As the demand for additional health services increased, the Cherokee Nation began constructing a larger facility to better serve its citizens. This expansion allowed Sam Hider Health Center to add Physical Therapy and Bone Density Testing.
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| Dawn Pewitt, O.D. |
859 East Melton Dr.
Jay, Oklahoma 74346
(918) 253-1700
Three Rivers Health Center
The Three Rivers Health Center in Muskogee opened in 2008 and was the result of a joint venture program with the Indian Health Service. The facility, of more than 100,000 square feet was constructed to appropriately accommodate the size and scope of its service population.
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| Bryan Young, O.D. | John Lindsay, O.D. |
1001 S 41st Street East
Muskogee, Oklahoma 74403
(918) 781-6500
Will Rogers Health Center
The first Nowata Primary Health Care Clinic was established in 1989 by the Cherokee Nation. The clinic was located in a modest building and eventually relocated to the community’s industrial park in 1997. As the demand for health care in the area increased, Cherokee Nation constructed a new state-of-the-art facility to meet the growing demand and better serve its citizens. The 27,005-square-foot facility opened in December 2007 and was renamed the Will Rogers Health Center.
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| Baylee Moles, O.D. |
1020 Lenape Drive
Nowata, Oklahoma 74048
(918) 273-7500
Cooweescoowee Health Center
The Cooweescoowee Health Center broke ground in December of 2013 and opened in June 2015. The Health Center is a facility on 20 acres, boasting 28,000 square feet of space, replacing the previous 5,000-square-foot satellite clinic known as Bartlesville Health Center. This space now allows the Health Center to offer additional services to patients in this region.
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| Bret Seamons, O.D. |
395200 West 2900 Road
Ochelata, Oklahoma 74051
(918) 535-6000
A-Mo Health Center
The A-Mo Health Center is located on ten acres of land where, it is said, Cherokees and other residents once came to trade for salt, hence its name A-Mo, translated to mean “The Salt Place.” The health center opened in April of 1996 and has an estimated 28,840 square feet of space.
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| Hannah Munyan, O.D. |
900 N Owen Walters Blvd.
Salina, Oklahoma 74365
(918) 434-8500
Redbird Smith Health Center
This facility was originally constructed in 1992, dedicated in 1993, and was the first Indian Health Clinic to be constructed new in the Cherokee Nation under tribal management. Located on 36 acres, this site has two buildings; a 21,945-square-foot facility which provides services such as Dental, Administration, Behavioral Health and Public Health Nursing.
In 2008, an 11,444-square-foot building was constructed to increase the capacity of the previous health center. In 2014, an additional 30,000 square feet of space was built to allow for further expansion of services. This building houses services such as Optometry, Family Medicine, Laboratory Services, Pharmacy, Radiology, Physical Therapy, Mammography Services and WIC.
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| Louis Blowers, O.D. | Seth Rich, O.D. |
301 S. J.T. Stites Blvd
Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955
(918) 744-1400
Wilma P Mankiller Health Center
The Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center opened its original 37,374-square-foot facility in 1995. In 2015, a 28,000 square foot addition was completed to allow the expansion of services to our patients. In 2020, construction began again to rebuild the original structure. The 80,000-square-foot west side of the health center is anticipated to open in 2021, making the entire facility approximately 110,000 square feet. This recent expansion of the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center is a prominent mark on its history, enabling the facility to become an even stronger health care resource for our citizens.
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| Courtney Simon, O.D. | Heidi Thoden, O.D. |
471688 OK-51
Stilwell, Oklahoma 74960
(918) 696-8800
Vinita Health Center
The Vinita Health Center began as a satellite clinic of the Will Rogers Health Center in 2001. In 2012, Cherokee Nation replaced the small facility with a 94,000-square-foot facility, expanding the services provided to our patients.
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| Paige Taylor, O.D. |
27371 S. 4410 Rd.
Vinita, Oklahoma 74301
(918) 256-4800
Meet the Clinic Chief:
Ryan Fenska, O.D.
Associate Professor
fenska@nsuok.edu
918-444-4090
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