Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA)

What Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) does

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) is the tribal healthcare delivery arm of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, founded in 1999 as the first tribe in the United States to build its own hospital with its own funding. CNHSA provides healthcare services specifically to American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) patients in Southeastern Oklahoma — those holding a CDIB card, tribal membership card, or letter of descendancy from a federally recognized tribe. The system is anchored by the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina, a 140,000-square-foot facility with 44 inpatient beds and 52 outpatient exam rooms, complemented by seven outlying clinics (Atoka, Broken Bow, Hugo, Idabel, McAlester, Poteau, Stigler) plus an Employee Health clinic in Durant and a downtown Talihina Community Clinic.

The service portfolio spans inpatient hospital care, primary medical care, dental, laboratory, imaging (X-Ray, CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasound), pharmacy, surgical, emergent care, physical and respiratory therapy, women's health, pediatrics, podiatry, optometry, ophthalmology, telemedicine, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment. A specialized Diabetic Wellness facility with fitness center, an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency Program (4 positions/year, sponsored by OMECO in partnership with OSU Medicine), and a MyChart patient-portal app extend the offering. In 2026 CNHSA opened a new 26,542 sq ft Talihina Community Clinic and partnered with IHS to build an additional clinic in Hugo.

Revenue is funded principally through Indian Health Service (IHS) contracts and tribal allocations rather than commercial billing. Non-eligible patients may access services via fees or insurance where allowed, and emergency care is rendered regardless of eligibility for life-threatening situations. CNHSA rendered over 540,000 outpatient visits annually across the system and operates across 9 counties (Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Leflore, McCurtain, Pittsburg, Pushmataha). The organization's GTM motion is community-led, relying on community outreach, veteran wellness programs, public health advisories, and educational content to engage patients — there is no commercial sales motion.

Name

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA)

Legal name

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority

Website

https://cnhsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) is a tribal healthcare system serving American Indian/Alaskan Native patients in Southeastern Oklahoma through a 44-bed Talihina hospital and 8 outlying clinics, funded principally by the Indian Health Service and tribal resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Talihina, Oklahoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: CNHSA provides healthcare services to eligible American Indian/Alaskan Native patients. Services are funded through the Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal resources. The system renders medical care through both inpatient services and over 540,000 outpatient visits annually.

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CNHSA provides comprehensive healthcare services to the American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) population in Southeastern Oklahoma through a hospital in Talihina and eight outlying clinics throughout the Choctaw Nation reservation. The health system delivers medical care across multiple specialties including inpatient, outpatient, dental, laboratory, imaging, pharmacy, surgical, emergency, physical/respiratory therapy, women's health, pediatrics, optometry, ophthalmology, podiatry, telemedicine, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment, supported by a MyChart patient portal and a Family Medicine Residency Program.

Product overview

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA) is a tribal healthcare system providing medical services to American Indian/Alaskan Native populations in Southeastern Oklahoma. The organization operates a centralized hospital in Talihina (the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center, a 140,000 sq ft facility with 44 beds and 52 outpatient exam rooms) as the hub, supported by seven outlying clinics in Atoka, Broken Bow, Hugo, Idabel, McAlester, Poteau, and Stigler, plus additional clinics in Durant and Talihina. Services include inpatient/hospital care, primary medical care, surgical services, emergency care, dental, laboratory, imaging (X-Ray, CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasound), pharmacy, physical/respiratory therapy, women's health, pediatrics, podiatry, telemedicine, ophthalmology, optometry, diabetic wellness, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment. Additional offerings include a MyChart patient portal app for appointment management and health record access, a Family Medicine Residency Program (ACGME-accredited with osteopathic recognition), and a Pollen Sense air quality monitoring widget for allergy awareness.

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Products and services

• Choctaw Nation Health Care Center The main 140,000-square-foot hospital facility in Talihina with 44 hospital beds and 52 outpatient exam rooms, serving as the hub of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services for the Choctaw Nation. Houses Dental, Laboratory, X-Ray, CT and MRI Scanning, Mammography, Ultrasound, Pharmacy, Primary Medical Care, Surgical, Emergent Care, Physical and Respiratory Therapy, Transportation, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Telemedicine and Ophthalmology, plus a Diabetic Wellness facility with fitness center.
• Outlying Clinic Network Eight outlying clinics in Atoka, Broken Bow, Hugo, Idabel, McAlester, Poteau, and Stigler, plus an Employee Health clinic in Durant, providing local access to primary and preventive care for AI/AN patients across the reservation.
• Behavioral Health Services Mental health and behavioral health services for eligible AI/AN patients across the Choctaw Nation health system.
• Substance Abuse Treatment Women's and Men's Substance Abuse facilities providing addiction treatment and recovery services for eligible patients.
• Diabetic Wellness Program Specialized diabetes management program with a dedicated Diabetic Wellness facility and fitness center on the Talihina campus.
• MyChart Patient Portal App Patient portal application allowing CNHSA patients to communicate with care teams, access health records, and manage appointments.
• Family Medicine Residency Program Three-year ACGME-accredited family medicine residency training program with osteopathic recognition, training four residents per year with support from OSU Medicine and OMECO.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Indian Health Service (IHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNHSA partners with IHS to expand healthcare services, including a new clinic being built in Hugo. This partnership helps bring additional services to the Choctaw Nation service area and reduces the need to refer patients to other facilities.
• OSU MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to strengthen the Family Medicine Residency Program. OSU Medicine provides academic resources, advanced educational tools, and infrastructure built on decades of medical training experience across Oklahoma, enhancing residents' training in rural and underserved communities.
• Our Blood Institute (OBI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in annual Tribal Blood Drive Challenge where tribal nations compete to save lives through blood donations. Four major tribes participated, helping save over 14,000 lives.
• Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma (OMECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOMECO is the sponsoring institution for CNHSA's Family Medicine Residency Program. Residents use NRMP match code 2171120C1 to find the OMECO/Talihina Program, which has ACGME accreditation with Osteopathic Recognition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• PurpleAir: Air quality monitoring partner whose sensors supply the data behind CNHSA's Pollen Sense widget. Adjacent technology partner rather than a peer in healthcare delivery.
• Epic Systems (MyChart): Vendor of the MyChart patient portal platform that CNHSA deploys. Not a comparable service provider but the technology supplier whose roadmap directly affects CNHSA's patient engagement capabilities.
• Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU Medicine): Academic partner to CNHSA's Family Medicine Residency Program providing training infrastructure and educational resources. Not a direct competitor but a strategic enabler of CNHSA's workforce pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Health Service (IHS): Federal agency within HHS that funds and operates healthcare delivery for AI/AN populations. CNHSA operates under the IHS funding umbrella, so IHS is both the primary payer and the broader system in which CNHSA competes for resources and patients.

Regional players

• INTEGRIS Health: Oklahoma-based non-profit health system with hospitals and clinics statewide. Comparable as a regional general acute care provider whose rural outreach and telehealth capacity could draw AI/AN patients away from CNHSA.
• Saint Francis Health System: Large non-profit health system headquartered in Tulsa with facilities across Eastern Oklahoma. Comparable as a regional competitor whose southeastern Oklahoma service area overlaps with CNHSA's catchment, particularly for specialty referrals.
• Navajo Nation Department of Health: Tribal health system serving the Navajo Nation across a large geographic footprint in the Southwest. Comparable as a large, geographically dispersed tribal health authority, though operating in a different region and population than CNHSA.
• OU Health: Oklahoma's largest academic health system operating hospital and outpatient facilities across the state. Comparable as a regional multi-specialty provider whose expansion of rural outreach and telehealth could compete with CNHSA for patients and providers in Southeastern Oklahoma.

Direct peers

• Oklahoma City Indian Clinic: Urban IHS-funded clinic providing comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to AI/AN patients in central Oklahoma. Comparable mission-driven AI/AN provider with a multi-specialty service model.
• Cherokee Nation Health Services: Operates the W.W. Hastings Hospital and a network of outpatient clinics across the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma. Directly comparable tribal health system funded by IHS that serves a similar AI/AN constituency with a comparable hub-and-spoke model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CNHSA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/choctaw-nation-health-services-authority

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