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Services Offered

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  • Outpatient Ambulatory Care – Fort Belknap Critical Care Hospital
    • 8:00am - 11:30am & 12:30pm - 4:00pm on Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri.
    • 12:30pm - 7:00pm on Wed.
    • Appointments Phone: 406-353-3137
  • Outpatient Ambulatory Care – Eagle Child Health Center
    • 8:00am – 4:00pm on Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri
    • 12:30pm – 4:00pm on Wed.
    • Appointments Phone: 406- 673-3777
  • Inpatient Care
    • 3-5 days at the Fort Belknap CAH. Patients requiring further hospitalization are referred or transported to one of the regional hospitals in Billings or Great Falls, Montana.
  • Urgent Care at the Fort Belknap CAH
    • 24 hour emergency care, 7 days a week Phone: 406-353-3222
    • Weekend urgent care staffed by contract locum tenens
    • 911 Emergency/Ambulance
  • Pharmacy
    • 9:00am – 12:00pm & 1:00pm – 5:00pm on Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri.
    • 1:00pm – 5:00pm on Wed.
    • Refill Phone Line: 406-353-3105
  • Compliance Phone Hotline – 406-353-3187
  • Dental
  • Optometry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Behavioral Health – Mental Health and Social Services
  • Men’s Health
  • Women’s Health
  • Well Child Health
  • Full lab and radiology services during clinic hours
  • Ultra-sound and mammography
  • Public health nutrition
  • Hospice Team
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Pharmacy
  • Outreach/Referrals
  • OB/GYN
  • Contract Health Services
  • Family planning
  • Transportation Services
  • Specialty Clinics – Monthly to twice a month
    • Dermatology
    • ENT
    • Orthopedics
    • Podiatry
    • Urology

Administrated by Tribal Health Department
inside of Fort Belknap Service Unit The Fort Belknap Tribal Health Department, under P.L. 93-638, Self-Determination Law, administers programs under contract from Indian Health Service. The goal of P.L. 93-638 is to have Tribes become more involved and self-sufficient by participating in the administration and responsibility of providing care to the Native people. The Tribal Health Department administers:

  • Chemical Dependency Treatment Program
  • Community Health Representative Program
  • Family Planning Program
  • FAS/FAE Program
  • Health Education Program
  • Public Health Nursing Program
  • Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program – WIC
  • Diabetes Program
  • Personal Care Attendants
  • Sanitation/Environmental Program
  • Nutrition

Housing
Government housing is within walking distance of the Agency critical access hospital. There are 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom houses which are situated near the clinic compound as well as 6 plexed units. There are plans to build an additional 25 government housing units. Civil service personnel are responsible for rent and utilities. Some employees elect to rent or buy homes in the nearby communities of Harlem, Chinook, or Havre.

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