Indian Healthcare Resource Center opens expanded clinic in Tulsa, offering services for all tribal citizens

Indian Healthcare Resource Center in Tulsa expands clinic near downtown, increasing in-house services for members of all tribes, serving 15,000 patients from 140+ tribes last year.

Wednesday, July 2nd 2025, 6:21 pm

By: Emory Bryan

TULSA, Okla. -

The Indian Healthcare Resource Center of Tulsa opened an expanded clinic near downtown, offering more services in-house for patients they would have had to refer to other facilities.

During a ceremony Wednesday, Rear Admiral Travis Watts, who heads the Indian Health Service in Oklahoma City, noted, "At a time when urban and rural healthcare systems are failing in many cases, this healthcare system is expanding and growing."

The expansion creates 110,000 square feet for clinic space, over what was two city blocks at 550 S Peoria in Tulsa.

"We refer 600 patients a month out for specialty care, and for those that can't pay, we pay for the service," said Carmelita Wamgeo Skeeter, the longtime CEO of the clinic. "We thought it would be better to build a larger facility and bring those services in." The clinic serves 15,000 patients, representing 140+ native tribes.

Emory Bryan

Emory Bryan is a general assignment reporter for News On 6. He began his news career covering the school board for his hometown radio station and worked on the newspaper staff in college before making the switch to television. Emory joined the News On 6 team in 1994.