Cherokee Nation to host Healthcare Economic Impact Summit

WHAT:
Cherokee Nation leaders will gather for the Cherokee Nation Healthcare Economic Impact Summit, highlighting the findings of a newly released report examining the far-reaching economic contributions of Cherokee Nation's healthcare system across the state of Oklahoma.

WHEN:
Tuesday, June 30 at 11 a.m.

WHERE:
Chota Conference Center
3307 S. Seven Clans Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464

WHO:
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Deputy Chief Bryan Warner
Special Envoy to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tralynna Scott
Council of the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Health Services

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Cherokee Nation leaders will gather Tuesday at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah for the Cherokee Nation Healthcare Economic Impact Summit, highlighting the findings of a newly released report examining the far-reaching economic contributions of Cherokee Nation healthcare system across the state of Oklahoma.

The summit will center on the findings of the 2025 Economic Impact of Cherokee Nation Health report, which found that CNHS generated a total more than $2 billion in statewide economic output in fiscal year 2025, while supporting nearly 11,500 Oklahoma jobs and $781.7 million in labor income across the state. Direct impacts alone accounted for more than 5,900 jobs and $418 million in labor income. The report attributes these outcomes to CNHS operations across its 12 facilities, Public Health and Wellness, purchased and referred care expenditures, employee healthcare utilization, and Medicaid Expansion funding.

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of how CNHS, the largest tribally operated healthcare system in the United States, functions as a major economic engine for Oklahoma communities, particularly in rural northeastern Oklahoma.