by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Western Carolina University has received a shipment of vaccines and is prepared to launch its COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Feb. 25. The school has partnered with the Jackson County Department of Public Health...
by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) ramped up COVID-19 vaccine distribution with the first fully public event on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Hosted at Tribal Bingo by the Cherokee Indian Hospital and EBCI Public...
by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Last month, the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) awarded accreditation to the Cherokee Indian Hospital Laboratory, based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. “The laboratory...
by admin | Feb 2, 2021 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF In a 5-to-1 vote this week, the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education chose to remain entirely virtual until at least Monday, March 15. In place of its traditional in-person meeting, the Board conducted...
by admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In December 2020, Victoria Harlan, an elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), took the first COVID-19 vaccine dose administered by the Tribe’s health care system. As of Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021,...
by admin | Jan 10, 2021 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Each week, Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, interviews Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, about current COVID-19 updates and news. It is aired via Cherokee Cablevision Channel 28 and livestreamed...