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Artist rendering of the soon to be constructed Cherokee Nation Muskogee Health Care Clinic.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation will break ground on a new 93,000-square foot health clinic in Muskogee during a special press conference scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, at the new clinic site, located at 1001 South 41st Street East in Muskogee, located off the Chandler/Hancock exit of the Muskogee Turnpike.

The clinic will be a joint venture between the Cherokee Nation and the Indian Health Service (IHS). Total construction costs are expected to be close to $20 million, with operational costs of approximately $17 million per year.

Currently, the Cherokee Nation Muskogee Clinic serves only women and children. The new Muskogee clinic will offer a wide range of new out-patient medical services, including family medicine, dental, optometry and pharmacy. In addition the clinic will also provide x-ray, physical therapy and behavioral health services.

Members of the business community and the public are invited to attend the event. For more information contact the Cherokee Nation, phone: 918-453-5000.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org