Locations

Cherokee Nation W. W. Hastings Hospital

19780 East Ross Street
Tahlequah, OK 74464
539-355-1000

Hours of Operation:

24 hours, 7 days a week

Originally an Indian Health Service hospital, W.W. Hastings Hospital opened in 1936 on what has since been annexed into the Northeastern State University Campus. In 1984 the hospital moved to its previous location on Bliss Avenue and has undergone several expansion projects to serve the growing patient population. Cherokee Nation assumed operations and management of the W.W. Hastings Hospital on October 1, 2008. On April 6, 2023, Cherokee Nation broke ground to construct a new six-story, $400 million hospital. The current hospital includes 127 beds and is located on the east side of the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center.

Current W.W. Hastings Hospital Scope of Service:

• Emergency Department

• Intensive Care Unit

• Step Down Unit

• Acute Care

• Pediatric Inpatient Services

• OB/Newborn

• Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery

• Inpatient Dialysis

• Pharmacy

• Laboratory

• Radiology

• Stroke Services – Certified Primary Stroke Center

• Helipad

• Neo-Natal ICU (Future service line)

• Surgery Center

• Hospice Care (Future service line)

Jack Brown Center

The Jack Brown Center is a 36-bed, co-educational facility located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, funded by Indian Health Service and operated by the Cherokee Nation. Jack Brown Center provides chemical dependency education and treatment for Native American adolescents. The center serves native youth ages 13-18 who are experiencing substance abuse problems. This minimum 14-week program includes behavior modification, individual, family, and group counseling. Jack Brown Center can treat dual diagnosis as well, and uses evidence based and or best practices in the treatment of the youth.

Jack Brown Center is accredited by both the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Services. There is no cost for treatment. Clients must be citizens of a federally recognized tribe.

918-453-5501
toll-free: 877-448-0496