Board of Trustees
2008 IHCRC Board of Trustees: (seated L to R) Madeline Teague, Vice President, Cherokee; Goldie Phillips, Comanche; (middle row L to R) Bobby Jones, Cherokee; Bob Bitting, President, Cherokee, Jim Cameron, Secretary, Cherokee; and Jimmy Reeder, Cherokee; (Back row L to R); Jay Anderson, DDS, Choctaw; Herbert P. Haschke, Jr., Treasurer; and Ed Pierce, Citizen Nation Potawatomi.
Board Composition Note: the Board of Directors is required by federal guidelines to be consumer controlled (at least 51 percent American Indian). Additional Bylaw requirements stipulate that the three members of the Board are to be providers representing the medical/behavioral health fields. The Bylaws also provide for three At-Large members that represent the general community. Directors serve two year staggered terms. Directors may be appointed to fill vacancies, but all Directors are elected to serve two-year full terms. Elections are held annually in November in which any active patient is eligible to vote. The Board elects its own officers.
Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa held its annual meeting and board election of the membership on November 24, 2008. Dr. Michael Scott, IHCRC Medical Director, began the evening with the invocation. The 2008 Annual Report, which included the plans of the Board of Trustees to expand the IHCRC clinical facility, was distributed to the annual meeting attendees. Read the complete story in the IHCRC Annual Report 2008.
As is our tradition, Indian Health Care presented a number of special recognition awards to board members, supporters and staff members at the annual meeting.
2008 Indian Health Care Resource Center Annual Meeting and Awards
Organizational Overview
Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa, Inc., (IHCRC), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, comprehensive health care facility, governed by a local volunteer Board of Trustees. IHCRC provides medical, health education, dental, optometry, behavioral health, chemical dependency, HIV/AIDS prevention and pharmacy services directly to the Tulsa Indian community. Quality, health care is provided on a sliding scale fee, ability to pay, basis. Members of any federally recognized tribe and their children under the age of 18 are eligible to receive care. No one is refused services due to inability to pay.
Indian Health Care promotes quality health care by providing culturally sensitive access to comprehensive medical care. Comprehensive health care includes acute and preventive care, chronic disease management, health education, outreach and therapeutic services.
The organization is strongly committed to maintaining continuity of care and addressing individual health care needs. The family is recognized as the traditional and most important basic social unit in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Our providers are sensitive to cultural beliefs and practices.
Mission
The mission of the Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa, Inc. (IHCRC) is to provide quality, comprehensive health care to Tulsa area Indian people in a culturally sensitive manner that promotes good health, well being and harmony.
Vision
The vision of IHCRC is to eliminate health disparities, expand innovative family-focused practices and promote an embracing approach to care that strengthens physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness within the Indian community.
Health Prevention Goal
The long-term health prevention goal of IHCRC is to improve general health status and reduce the incidence and severity of chronic disease by engaging the Indian community in ongoing health promotion, prevention and disease management programs.