A new Indian Health Service hospital on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska was dedicated on Thursday.

The Winnebago Treaty Hospital took nearly 30 years to build. It will primarily serve the Winnebago and Omaha tribes but also the Ponca and Santee Sioux tribes in Nebraska.

The hospital replaces a 78-year old facility that was due to be closed by the IHS during the 1970s. Tribal leaders lobbied Congress and the federal government to maintain a hospital on the reservation due to an 1832 treaty.

IHS director Dr. Charles Grim attended the ceremony.

Get the Story:
Tribes celebrate long awaited hospital (The Sioux City Journal 4/9)

Relevant Links:
Winnebago Tribe - http://www.winnebagotribe.com