Tahlequah Hospital Authority

Tahlequah Hospital Authority, doing business as Northeastern Health System, is a nonprofit regional health system located in rural northeastern Oklahoma, providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community. Northeastern Health System has been registered in SAM.gov since 2005, categorized as a U.S. local government entity, hospital, and city.

Northeastern Health System has received several significant federal grant awards, primarily focused on expanding access to substance abuse treatment and healthcare services in rural areas. The most notable award is a $4.5 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish the Northeastern Oklahoma Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. This 5-year project aims to create a comprehensive hub-and-spoke addiction treatment system, including a hub clinic in Tahlequah and five spoke clinics in surrounding counties. The program will increase the number of opioid treatment programs, individuals receiving MAT and medications for opioid use disorder, as well as medical, mental health, and peer recovery support specialists available to serve an additional 750 rural residents over the grant period. Additionally, Northeastern Health System received a $99,058 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Program. The entity has also been a sub-grantee for various state and university-led initiatives, such as the COVID-19 response, health careers recruitment programs, and the Area Health Education Center program.