IHS Awards Contract to Temporarily Staff and Operate Emergency Departments at 3 Hospitals Istrative and Clinical Operations of Its Hospital
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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 44, Number 13, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Winnebago Boys Capture First Tournament Title Bago Bits… The LPTC Warriors recently signed new talent, 2016 State Champ Cory Cleve- land. HCI broke ground last week on a $200 million, 10 year project iun nearby South Sioux City. Tribal Council Member, Isaac Smith visits the Boys & Girls club on Heroes Day, rep- “The Blood Brothers Boys 10 and under Floyd Softball team are Tourney champs!! We won our 1st game by one with only 9 players. Lost in pin the WFVD. the 1st championship game 14-7. The boyz were all down on themselves. We picked them up and got them pumped for the fi nal game and they responded with great attitudes and played a great game winning the ship 12-8. Great job boyz!” Says team Coach, Paco Smith. “Thanks to Steve and Ber. Karen Bass, and Cecelia Dara-Earth n Sally Bex, Ravae P. Walker for your support and bringing the kids up. And esp thanks to my Rose Hosie for all your help. Awesome day.” Photo courtesy of Mudcat. IHS awards contract to temporarily staff and operate Emergency Departments at 3 hospitals istrative and clinical operations of its Hospital. Insuffi cient staffi ng contrib- Patients to benefi t from increased facilities across the region to develop uted to some patients on Rosebud res- number of Emergency Department long-term solutions. ervation being diverted to other facili- health care providers at these IHS fa- “This new contract underscores the ties for care. Urgent care services and Awesome Biker Nights “Peoples Choice” cilities in South Dakota and Nebraska IHS commitment to pursuing creative other inpatient and outpatient hospital Winner, Marcel Picotte, “Get to da The Indian Health Service today new solutions that ensure high quality services at Rosebud have remained Choppa!” awarded a contract with a ceiling of care for our patients, who are our top continuously available. $60 million in total for up to 5 years to priority,” said Mary Smith, principal The contract has a base period of one AB Staffi ng Solutions, LLC, to provide a deputy director of the IHS. “The new year, with four option years that IHS temporary surge in Emergency Depart- contract will benefi t IHS patients and could choose to execute, meaning that ment staffi ng, operations support and providers by ensuring a 24-hour Emer- it could extend up to fi ve years in total. management services at three hospi- gency Department at IHS Rosebud Hos- As part of IHS’s commitment to qual- tals: Rosebud Hospital and Pine Ridge pital and two others. IHS recognizes that ity care throughout these hospitals, Hospital in South Dakota and Omaha high quality emergency room services IHS staff serving in these Emergency Winnebago Hospital in Nebraska. IHS are critical to communities.” Departments will be assigned to other is using short-term funding to provide This limited-term contract will sup- departments, enabling IHS to decrease health care in these hospital emergency port IHS at a fi rst step in staffi ng the rooms while IHS reviews the admin- Emergency Department at Rosebud Con’t. on page 7... Winnebago Health Education’s “Annual Men’s Challenge.” Lady NDNZ are Softball Tournament Champions Busy at the Boys & Girls Club Computer Lab. “Today was a good day. Our girl's collected some hardware of their own. Lady NDNZ, 2016 12 and under captured League tourney champs!! Two hard fought close games to get to the ship! Then won the ship 8-0. Good job girls! I'm super proud of you all!” says team Coach Frank “Paco” Smith. The girls play every week at the HyVee fi elds in Sioux Ciry, Iowa. Catch a game. Winnebago Son & MMA fi ghter, Jesse Free, getting ready for his September fi ght in Las Vegas. Indianz.com… Native American Basketball Invitational draws top talent to Arizona annual Native American Basketball who is Inupiat, hails from Alaska but Invitational next week. recently moved to Oregon to improve The Ak-Chin Indian Community of his academic and athletic prospects. Arizona will be welcoming players to The event kicks off on Sunday, June its reservation as one of the presenting 26, and the fi rst games start on Mon- sponsors of the event. More than 250 day. The best teams will advance to games will be played throughout the the NABI Gold Division Championship, course of the week. which will be held at the Talking Stick “The Ak-Chin Indian Community has Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix on been a proud supporter of the NABI Saturday, July 2. tournament since its founding in 2003,” The tournament supports the NABI Chairman Robert Miguel said “We are Foundation, a non-profi t that helps thrilled that the teams will be playing Native youth with programs that Thursday, June 23, 2016 encourage higher education, sports, A Native American Basketball Invita- this year in Maricopa and look forward to showing off all our community has health and wellness and community tional game. Photo from Facebook building. More than 1,400 athletes from tribal to offer.” Participants include Kamaka Hepa. For this and more stories from around communities in the United States and Indian Country visit us at www.indianz. The 6-foot-9, 210-pound sophomore, Canada are taking part in the 14th com Coach Jeff Berridge at the Nebraska Senior All-Star games with Kobe Smith & Aspen LaPointe. Visit us at www.winnebagotribe.com Page 2 — Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 What’s Happening Ex Husker Visits Boys & Girls Club participants Tyrone Christopher Hughes a former Ameri- can football defensive back in the National Foot- ball League for the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, and the Dallas Cowboys, recently paid a visit to the WinnaVegas Casino Resort. The visit sponsored by WinnaVegas Casino from the for- mer Nebraska Cornhusker was attended by fans and fans from the Winnebago Boys & Girls Club. Hughes graduated from St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, where he also ran track. He played his college football at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the fi fth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. Hughes went to the Pro Bowl after his rookie season in 1993 as a kick returner. On October 23, 1994 he set the NFL record for most kickoff return yards in a single game (304) and the most combined kickoff/punt return yards in a game (347). He also had 2 kick off returns for touchdowns that same game which tied another NFL record.[1][2] In 2015 Hughes was selected for the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Tyrone is pictured here with Arian Marrufo from the Winnebago Boys & Girls Club. LPTC Recruits Choka T “aka Terry Medina” is in Phoenix, Arizona again this summer with his Winnebago Brotherhood boys basketball team to compete in the National Indian Boys Basketball Champion- ships, aka NABI. Terry and the Winnebago Boys left Winnebago late last week to compete in the weeks long tournament and educational event. Good Luck boys! Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 — Page 3 In My Opinion Thoughts from a New Casino?... by Lance Morgan JESUS OUR SAVIOR Pastor Ricky Jacob 2004 attempt to expand gaming. De- LUTHERAN OUTREACH spite our efforts, we expect to have a brew for ‘anointed one’) is coming, the legal fi ght on our hands, which when “The Ho-Chunk’s Creed #1” one called Christ (Greek for ‘anointed you are an Indian tribe should always one’). Jesus said to her, “I AM (in He- make you nervous. Recently I came across a copy of “The brew ‘Yahweh = I AM who I AM’), the one If we survive our legal battle, our Ho-Chunk’s Creed” that was given out who is speaking to you.” [John 4:24-26 polling shows that 60 percent of Ne- in a Winnebago History 1 class at Little as translated by William C. Weinrich – braskan’s support expanded gambling Priest Tribal College. Our instructor (with my translation)]. in Nebraska. Every state that touches listed fi fteen main thoughts of the Ho- The next part of the Ho-Chunk creed- Nebraska has some form of casino gam- chunk Nation. al statement is ‘who was everywhere bling and Nebraska loses about $400 The first one was: ‘While he be- all the time.’ “Am I only a God nearby,” million a year to surrounding states. lieved in many gods, he accepted the declares the LORD, “and not a God far Even people who don’t support gaming idea of one supreme spirit, who was away? Can anyone hide in secret places realize that Nebraskan’s are spending everywhere all the time; whose help so that I cannot see him?” declares the a lot of money in other states and that was needed continually, and might be LORD. “Do not I fi ll heaven and earth?” Nebraska might as well keep some of secured by prayer and sacrifi ce.’ declares the LORD. [Jeremiah 23:23- that money. There was a meeting at the Would you agree with this fi rst main 25 NIV] Marina Inn in South Sioux City where thought of belief? The Ho-Chunk creedal statement our governor was saying he didn’t want Within this fi rst main thought are continues ‘and might be secured by gambling in Nebraska, but you could several thoughts. The fi rst being that prayer and sacrifi ce.’ see the Hard Rock casino sign out the there are many gods. I wonder what a One turns to God in faith, a gift of window across the river in Iowa and Ho-Chunk would consider his/her god? God’s Spirit.