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LCSWs, LPCs, psychologists, psychiatrists, crisis clinicians, youth therapists, MAT-trained counselors, peer recovery coaches, and trauma-informed clinicians, these professions represent the next critical priority hires across tribal health programs. ellsworth.solutions/tribal-behavio…

Honor the Fallen. Honor the Day.

FY 2027 IHS budget per COS Fulton's Senate testimony: $9.1B total, $84M to staff 5 new facilities serving 137,000 AI/AN patients, $93M for PATH EHR, $5.6B in FY28 advance appropriations. A workforce budget — and we're built to staff it. #NativeHealth ellsworth.solutions/fy-2027-ihs-bu…

Healthcare drove 47% of U.S. job growth in April, but the boom is bypassing Indian Country. The market shows where the work is. Let’s make sure it reaches Indian Country. Read the latest: ellsworth.solutions/healthcare-lab…

Happy National Nurses Week! 🩺 We honor the nearly 2,800 serving 2.8 million patients across the IHS system. To every nurse caring for Our Relatives, thank you. Ellsworth is honored to walk beside you. ellsworth.solutions/national-nurse… #NationalNursesWeek #IndianCountry #IHS #nursesweek

Today is MMIP Awareness Day. Native women face homicide rates 10 times the national average. Progress is happening and 37 IHS facilities now offer forensic nursing care for Our Relatives. #MMIP ellsworth.solutions/mmip-awareness…

New funding alert: The U.S. Department of Labor announced $76 million in DOL Native workforce funding with $62M for adults and $14M for Native youth ages 14-24, applications due May 22, 2026. ellsworth.solutions/76-million-in-…

IHS has allocated $700 million in FY 2026 IIJA funds for Tribal water infrastructure. Water is infrastructure, water is life, and we at Ellsworth are proud of IHS for delivering on this commitment to Our Relatives. ellsworth.solutions/ihs-water-fund… #TribalHealth #WaterIsLife

Nurse Turnover 2026 just hit 17.6% nationally, with each hospital losing $5.19M a year and IHS vacancies climbing to 30%. Our Relatives in Indian Country feel this workforce crisis the hardest — click the link for the full breakdown. #NurseTurnover2026 ellsworth.solutions/nurse-turnover…

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2026 runs April 19–25 — honoring the professionals behind 60–70% of all medical decisions in Indian Country. 🔗 ellsworth.solutions/medical-labora… #MedicalLaboratoryProfessionalsWeek #IndianCountry #NativeHealth #IHS #Ellsworth

At HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas, HealtHIE Nevada Tribal Liaison Brenda Hood put it plainly: "It's critical. It's very critical." Three barriers stand in the way. Read here: ellsworth.solutions/native-healthc… #IndianCountry #NativeHealth #TribalHealth #IHS #Interoperability

Anyone attend the TSG Conference in Chandler last week? @SecKennedy announced a $1 billion commitment to eliminate IHS's 30-year infrastructure backlog, accelerate 638 transfers, and expand clinical staffing across Indian Country. ellsworth.solutions/tribal-self-go…

Is your facility or program using continuous glucose monitors? We'd love to hear from you, so leave a comment! 👉 Our takeaways and highlights here: ellsworth.solutions/wearable-techn… #IndianCountry #NativeHealth #IndianHealthService #MedicalStaffing #NativeOwnedBusiness

SPTHB Tribal Public Health Conference — Dr. Keley John Booth, MD, D.ABA delivered a sobering but hopeful message. Read the key takeaways below. #IndianCountry #TribalHealth #NativeHealth #HealthcareSovereignty ellsworth.solutions/tribal-healthc…

The 4th Annual Buy Indian Industry Day is April 27–28, 2026, at the OKANA Conference Center in Oklahoma City — free to attend! @HHSGov @Interior #BuyIndianAct #IndianCountry #NativeOwnedBusiness #IHS #Ellsworth ellsworth.solutions/buy-indian-ind…

I love that the Eat Real Food movement and Food Is Medicine movement are building momentum from federal policy to state legislatures to Indian Country. #FoodIsMedicine #EatRealFood #IndianCountry #NativeHealth #Ellsworth ellsworth.solutions/food-is-medici…

HRSA's Nursing Workforce Diversity grant (HRSA-26-095) is forecasted to open April 28, 2026. We encourage every organization serving Our Relatives in Indian Country to explore this opportunity. #NativeHealth #IndianCountry #NursingWorkforce #TribalHealth ellsworth.solutions/hrsa-nursing-w…

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Today is the last day to submit proposals for the IHS FY 2026 Staff Quarters Construction Program. Every unit of staff housing built in a remote area like the Navajo Area or the Great Plains is one more reason a qualified provider says yes. #IndianCountry #IHS #NativeHealth