The Seneca Nation Health
System (SNHS) is
recognized as a non-profit
public health organization
and maintains a federal
contract with the Indian
Health services (IHS) under
public health law 93-368
Title 1. The SNHS was
established in 1976 as a
tribal program and has
continuously provided
ambulatory health care on
three facilities located in
the Allegany and Cattaraugus
Territories. These
facilities offer programs
developed under the public
health model.These facilities are the
Lionel R. John Health Center
(LRJHC), the Cattaraugus
Indian Reservation Health
Center (CIRHC) and
Cattaraugus Community Health
and Wellness Center.
Health services are offered to those persons within the Contract Health
Services Delivery Area (CHSDA) who are defined as eligible under federal and
tribal guidelines. These services areas include the counties of Allegany,
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie (excluding the Tonawanda and Tuscarora
Territories) and Niagara in New York and Warren County in Pennsylvania.
Currently our health centers consist of three major components: Community
Health Services, The Lionel R. John Health Center and the Cattaraugus Indian
Reservation Health Center.
The Seneca Nation Health
System has four divisions:
Clinical Services,
Behavioral Health Services,
Operations and Community
Health Services.
The Community Health Services Department is comprised of Child & Family
Services, Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education Unit
(HOPE) and Environmental Health. These CHS units have programs that
run on both territories. On the Cattaraugus Territory these programs operate
out of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Health Center and the Cattaraugus Community Health and Wellness Center (CHWC).
On
the Allegany Territory, the offices are located at the Lionel R. John Health
Center.
The Diabetes Program is funded by Indian Health Services (IHS) and
focuses on diagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes. The Director of
Clinical Services oversees the Diabetes Program.
The Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Health Center and the Lionel R. John
Health Center maintain the following programs: Medical, Dental, Optical,
Pharmacy, XRay, and Environmental Health Offices.
Our programs provide a full range of primary and preventive care for
acute and chronic illness and injuries. In addition, we have service
agreements with several local hospitals, professional groups and agencies
for inpatient treatment and specialty care to round out our health programs.
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