Choctaw Nation, IHS to build Regional Medical Clinic in Durant
Durant, Okla. - The Choctaw Nation and Indian Health Service are entering into an agreement to build a Regional Medical Clinic in Durant. The medical campus will include a 143,000-sq.-ft. clinic, 17,000-sq.-ft. administration building, and an 11,000-sq.-ft. facilities building. Construction is expected to be complete in January 2017.
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, July 6. Shuttles will be available at 9 a.m. at the Event Center, 3702 Choctaw Road, to transport everyone to the site.
Services at the Choctaw Nation Regional Medical Clinic will include outpatient ambulatory surgery, primary care, dental, pediatrics, lab, diabetes care, community health nurses, optometry, radiology services (including MRI, CT, bone density, mammography, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and x-ray), pharmacy, behavioral health, and physical therapy. It will also include numerous specialty care services. Patients must have CDIB to be eligible for services.