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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation health care centers will be closed on Friday, December 15, for employees to attend functions at the tribe’s complex in Tahlequah. The Nowata Primary Health Care Center, Vinita Health Center and Bartlesville Health Center will be closed all day while the Stilwell, Jay, Salina and Sallisaw Health Centers will close for the day at 10:30 a.m. The Muskogee Health Center will close for the day at 11 a.m. All centers will re-open on Monday, December 18, and operate during their regular business hours. Anyone needing medical assistance during this time should visit Hastings Indian Medical Center in Tahlequah or Claremore Indian Hospital.

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