Quinault Indian Nation
Quinault Indian Nation
Quinault Nation Tribal Health Facility
PO Box 189
Taholah, WA 98587
Phone: 360-276-8211
Fax: 360-276-4630
Website: http://www.quinaultindiannation.com
About the Clinic
Facilities/Services Planning
MISSION
To promote and facilitate engineering planning and construction support for the IHS national facilities program by developing and enhancing relationships among Tribes, area offices, and Service Unit engineers and related professionals dealing in building health care systems.
Attainment of the IHS and DHHS missions
The DFPC mission is achieved by:
* Maintaining a priority list based on relative need.
* Supporting tribes when they choose to assume facilities-related responsibilities.
* Planning health care and associated facilities to minimize facility life-cycle costs.
* Planning, promoting, & constructing improvements to exist. Facilities where they are not optimally functional.
* Planning & constructing new facilities when existing facilities do not exist or cannot be effectively improved.
* Developing state-of-the-art facilities with efficient and effective facilities planning.
* Targeting the unmet need with limited resources for maximum effectiveness.
DFPC Vision
To be a Global Health Care Facilities Engineering Division leading cutting edge professionalism in support of Public Health advances and development of solutions to the Indian Health Service challenges.
Location
The Roger Saux Health Center, located in Taholah, Washington, provides comprehensive ambulatory medical and dental care. The 5,379 square feet sized clinic was constructed in the 1960’s and is JCAHO accredited.
In addition, the Tribe operates a remote health station in Queets, Washington. The Tribe also operates an outpatient alcohol/substance abuse program that is part of the Tribe’s Social Service department.
Services/Programs/Hospitals
All tribal health programs are operated under a P.L. 93-638, Title III Self-Governance compact with Indian Health Service (IHS). Health programs include: medical, dental laboratory, pharmacy, sanitation, maternal child health, health benefits, contract health services, WIC, community health representatives, public health nursing, emergency medical service, and nutrition. Other programs in the department are family services, mental health, senior citizens, utilities, and emergency medical services.
The Center employs two physicians, a family nurse practitioner, a dentist, dental hygienist, four registered nurses, licensed practical nurse, pharmacist, medical technologist, pharmacy aide, referral 
clerk and several additional practitioners. The center bills Medicaid and other third party payers.
Patients
The health center had 16,834 ambulatory care visits in fiscal year 98. The Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) is Grays Harbor and Jefferson Counties. The enrolled tribal population is 2,453 and the Indian population living on or near the Reservation is 2,951. The registered population for health programs is 6,537 and the active health clinic user population is 3,131. The leading causes of death are heart disease, malignant neoplasm, cerebrovascular disease, accidents other than motor vehicle, and homicide. There were 2,386 Active users in 2002.
About the Tribe
History
The Quinault Reservation of 189,621 acres is located in northwestern Grays Harbor County and southwest Jefferson County, 45 miles north of Hoquiam. The Quinault Tribe is governed by an 11-member business committee, which meets with officers of the General Council. It functions under a set of by-laws, which the Tribe adopted August 24, 1922.
Tribal Culture
Salmon and steelhead fishing was the major economic activity of the Quinault people. In addition, the rich supply of timber played an important part in their lifestyle. They lived a rich existence with hunting, fishing, and ample supplies of timber for building and firewood.
Geography
The reservation is a large wedge of Pacific coast below Lake Quinault on both sides of Quinault river. City: Taholah (unincorporated). County: Grays Harbor, population 63,00; Native American, 1,945, 54% of nonwhite and 3% of total population. 1,910 square miles. Aberdeen (17,000) is largest city. County’s assessed value averages $1,447 an acre.) Principal industries: wood paper products, seafood processing, food processing, and manufacturing.
Rainfall: 85 inches, temperatures 42-59.
Other Information
Members
2,453 enrolled members.
Other Offices and Programs
Economic Development Office, Natural Resources, Seafood Processing, Mini-mart, Quinault Timber Enterprises, Mercantile and Restaurant, Quinault Construction. They have an economic development plan in place.
Total Tribal Employees
252 FTE and approximately 57 temporary/seasonal workers.
Housing
No information on tribal housing abailable.
