June 4th

June 4^th

            The Cherokee run the healthcare in the community. They decided how they wanted their healthcare system to be run. They have CMA, LPNS, RNS, Case manager, PA’s, Nurse Practitioners, and physicians. They have the same medical team members that we utilize but when in the primary care setting they all sit next to each other and have easy access to each other to communicate which I thought was efficient and worked really well. When patients come in they are triaged, they then base there needs off of what they learn. They can only be admitted if their tribe is federally recognized. They can be treated in the ER if they are not able to stay there then they will be transferred to another hospital if they need to be admitted. Differences are they don’t do all of the things that I’m use to hospitals doing such as surgeries, major trauma, no cardiac monitors, and no OB areas.  Similarities would be the care they receive, they same charting systems, equipment and process of doing things.  There are a lot of herbal medications and plant based healing properties. They use heat, cold repositioning and sensory tools just like we learn to help their patients as well.