As the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) works with Tribal leadership to better understand where gaps exist in IDD/Autism services and how those gaps impact enrolled members and their families, Cansler Collaborative Resources (CCR), the consulting firm helping to guide the project, arranged for staff from Analenisgi and Tribal Option Care Management along with community … Continued
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority celebrated Read Your World Day with Reach Out and Read North Carolina to launch of new Cherokee-English children’s books designed to expand access to culturally relevant early literacy resources for Cherokee families. The ᏗᏗᎪᎵᏯ! Didigoliya! (Let’s Read!) celebration was held at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA), where community partners, healthcare … Continued
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced two additional cases of measles in unvaccinated siblings in Buncombe County. This brings the total number of North Carolina measles cases to seven since late December. Both cases are connected to the ongoing measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. To protect the family’s privacy, no additional information about these cases will be released. On Tuesday, South Carolina health officials announced 124 new measles cases, bringing the total number related to their outbreak to 434. … Continued
Retired NFL Linebacker Chris Draft will be coming to Cherokee on January 29th to host a free Fitness Blitz exercise program designed for cancer patients. Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority is partnering with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to host the event to celebrate the Get Real & Heel exercise oncology program, which offers cancer survivors … Continued
Monday night’s Governing Board Christmas Dinner was an opportunity to pause and recognize a remarkable chapter of service by Rebecca Hillane Lambert. Hillane has served as the Health Service Administrator Representative on the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority Governing Board from July 1, 2009 through November 25, 2025. Over sixteen years, her leadership helped guide … Continued
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is proud to announce that its Chief Optometrist, Dr. Sharhonda Harrill, has been named the North Carolina Young Optometrist of the Year by NC Eyes, the North Carolina Optometric Society. The Young Optometrist of the Year Award recognizes a North Carolina optometrist early in their career who has … Continued
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA), alongside Tribal leadership, community members, and project partners, celebrated the opening of the new Cherokee County Clinic this week. The state-of-the-art facility, located at 2313 Tomotla Road in Marble, North Carolina, represents a significant milestone in enhancing local health services for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee … Continued
When we talk about what makes Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority special, we often come back to one guiding principle: ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎢᏳᏍᏗ — like family to me. It is something we see lived out quietly, consistently, and compassionately by the people who work here every day not just in the way they treat our patients, but in … Continued
Written by Blythe Winchester, MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and this month serves to bring awareness to a disease that affects more than 6 million people in this country. Dementia is a group of symptoms that happens when people have trouble with memory- this can range from misplacing items to forgetting … Continued
When CIHA’s Public Relations Department was preparing for the final Flashback Friday post to complete the “A New Generation of Care” campaign celebrating the 10-year anniversary of opening the doors of the new Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority facility, they envisioned a colorful collage of “first day” photos—some grand gesture showing happy employees and smiling patients. … Continued