“If we think about the dollars that we’re allocated in response to this crisis, right off the bat the focus has been on hospitals,” said the Seattle Indian Health Board’s Lucero. “But we can really mitigate the impact on hospitals.”
In general, in the American medical system, “our people do not receive quality care,” said Abigail Echo Hawk, chief research officer of the Seattle Indian Health Board, whose clientele is about 65% Alaska Native/American Indian. “But here at the Seattle Indian Health Board, they do.”