MESKWAKI HEALTH CLINIC & PHARMACY
The mission of the Health Department of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa is to promote
wellness, prevent disease, and treat disease within the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
community. As an organization, we are committed to working in partnership with the community to
support health and wellness, to provide healthcare for individuals and families in the physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual healing process.
The Tribal Health Clinic will promote a healthy environment and provide the highest quality care by
maximizing all available resources honoring Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa traditions,
respecting the dignity of each person, and observing the highest possible moral and ethical standard.
The Meskwaki Tribal Health Clinic provides two types of health care services: “Direct Care” and
“Contract Health Services (CHS)”. These two types of services have their own set of rules and guidelines
concerning Eligibility.
Direct Care is care that is provided within the Meskwaki Tribal Health Clinic. The patient must meet the
following requirements to be eligible for Direct Care.:
Patient is required to provide proof of being an enrolled member, or a descendant of an
enrolled member, of a federally recognized tribe. A 30 Day Requirement for Proof Notice is signed by
the patient. This notice allows the patient 30 days from date signed to provide this proof to the clinic. If
proof is not provides, routine/non-emergency care will be discontinued.
Other Persons Eligible:
Non-Indian woman pregnant with an eligible Indian’s child through duration of the pregnancy &
up to 6 weeks post-partum. (Eligible services are for pregnancy related conditions)
Non-Indian member of the eligible Indian’s household for a public health hazard (decision made
by Health Service Director and Clinical Director)
Non-Indian adopted, foster or step children of an eligible Indian’s household up to 19 years of
age.
Contract Health Services is intended to provide care way from a direct care facility. Patient must meet
the direct care requirements and provide proof when requested.
The Contract Health Service (CHS) Program is not an entitlement program and a patient must meet the
residence requirement which is Tama County to be deemed eligible for the Sac & Fox Tribe Contract
Health Service (CHS) Program.
PLEASE CONTACT CONTRACT HEALTH SPECIALIST FOR QUESTIONS ON THE CHS PROGRAM.
Hours of Operations: 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday thru Friday
First Nurse: First Nurse is 24 hour nurse answering service. Phones will be forwarded from 4:30pm to
8:00am Monday thru Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and Tribal Holidays.
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Ambulatory Care Service
Limited Radiology
Mental Health
LAB
Podiatry (link to Diabetes Program)
Diabetes Clinic (link to Diabetes Program)
Substance Abuse Program (link to MADAC)
Contract Health
Benefits assistance (Medicare, Medicaid, Iowa Care, etc.)
Community Health Representatives (link to CHR)
Healthy Start (link to Healthy Start)
Sexually transmitted infection & Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative Program
Please call the clinic @ 641.484.4094 to schedule an appointment or to speak with staff.
MESKWAKI PHARMACY
Medication refills
We need a 48 hour notice on all medication refills. If you run out and call that day, we cannot guarantee
we will get to it that day so please allow time for this.
If you have not been seen in the clinic in awhile, we may give you a month refill or less and then have
you make an appointment. We will not do any more refills after this unless you follow up in the clinic.
Being seen in the clinic on a regular basis helps the providers with your disease process and also any
medication adjustments.
Pharmacy Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30am-12:30pm & 1:00-5:00pm
Closed Saturdays, Sunday and Tribal Holidays
If we are with a patient, we may not pick up the phone. If you need a refill, leave a message with your
name, date of birth, and name of medications needed. We take prescriptions from our clinic, as well as
from outside providers you have been refereed to. We cannot currently fill prescriptions for patients
with Title XIX (Medicaid).
Staff includes:
Rudy Papakee, MHA
Adrienne Mauskemo
Patrick Bolte
Health Director/Diabetes Coordinator
HIS/RPMS Site Manager
Pharmacy Director
Cindy Nielsen, DO
Clinical Director
Mirza Gonzales Director of Administrative Services
Danelle Wabaunasee, LPN
CHR Coordinator
MADAC Director
Charge Nurse
Roberta Benson
Healthy Start
STI/TPPI Program
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