Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe continues to monitor the existing COVID-19 pandemic within our community.

Click here for our COVID-19 Information Page.

Announcements

April Holiday Closures

HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE
FRIDAY, APRIL 7th (Good Friday)
SUNDAY, APRIL 9th (Easter)
ALL AST HEALTH FACILITIES CLOSED INCLUDING TITLE VI

Saturday, April 8th

Shawnee SameDay and PlusCare Open 9am-4pm
Shawnee and LA Pharmacy Open 9am-5pm
Please Note: All Health Closures include Title VI Program. Due to holiday closure, Title VI will serve breakfast on Thursday, April 6th from 9am-11am and will resume normal operating hours on Monday, April 10th.

Closure Wednesday, April 5th,12-5pm

NOTICE:

The 1st Wednesday of each month ALL AST
Health System facilities CLOSE at NOON for
in-service trainings and meetings on:

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

*PlusCare RE-OPENS from 5 PM- 7 PM
*Little Axe Pharmacy (Drive-Thru only) RE-OPENS from 5PM- 8 PM
*Shawnee SameDay Clinic RE-OPENS from 5 PM-6 PM
*Shawnee Pharmacy (Drive-Thru) RE-OPENS from 5 PM- 8PM

Shawnee SameDay Now Open Effective Feb. 6th

OPERATING HOURS EFFECTIVE FEB. 6TH

LITTLE AXE HEALTH CENTER
405.447.0300
7:30am—6:00pm Mon.—Fri.

LITTLE AXE HEALTH CENTER
PHARMACY
405.292.9530 REFILL LINE
8:00am—8:00pm Mon.—Fri.
9:00am—5:00pm Sat.—Sun.

PLUSCARE CLINIC
405.447.0477
8:00am—7:00pm Mon.—Fri.
9:00am—4:00pm Sat.—Sun.

Events

AST Elder Service Day

Shawnee Clinic Blood Drive

Schedule your appointment here: https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/394095

Native Youth Painting Class

To register click the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oNrbXw2wFy_PQX0mSJHUyWXnxJyp4hPe-ERKMtctjsw/viewform?edit_requested=true

Classes & Meetings

Fatherhood is Sacred, Motherhood is Sacred Virtual Parenting Class

Register for free and virtual Fatherhood is Sacred, Motherhood is Sacred parenting classes: https://rb.gy/r6lckt. Classes will be held every Tuesday at 6:00 PM starting May 17th via GoToMeeting. For more information please contact Angela Gonzalez (Native Connections Grant Coordinator) at agonzalez@astribe.com or 405.561.7811.

Medicine Wheel & 12 Step Program for Women

Absentee Shawnee Ensuring Hope Project

Every Wednesday starting on April 27th from 6:00pm-8:00pm CST

Virtual Classes

Outcomes

Individuals return to natural order
Help rebuild families and assume roles as warriors

Virtual QPR Gatekeeper Training

Suicide Prevention Workshop

Free virtual QPR Gatekeeper Training on Tuesday, April 26th from 11:00AM – 12:00PM hosted by Native Connections. RSVP at https://rb.gy/8wkt0m . For more information, contact Angela Gonzalez at agonzalez@astribe.com or 405.561.7811.

Testimonials

Love this place

I love this place. I think it is the best clinic I have been to.

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Shelly

I love the fact that the wait times aren't that long. They seem to stay on schedule and its easy to get a same day appointment. Jackie the women's health provider is easy to talk to and very informative. Over all it's always a great experience and would recommend this clinic to anyone looking to change their doctor.

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Melissa

An overall positive experience! Beautiful facility housed with friendly professional faces and care!

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Nancy

AST Elders Council Raffle

TICKETS FOR SALE

$5/TICKET OR 3/$10 FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $139 OMAHA STEAK GIFT CARD AND $1/TICKET FOR 50/50 POT

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT GENERAL COUNCIL APRIL 9, 2022 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE ELDERS/VETERANS BUILDING (AST COMPLEX) & LITTLE AXE HEALTH CENTER (LOBBY) ON MARCH 25TH & APRIL 8TH FROM 11AM TO 2PM.

Intertribal Youth Advisory Board

Receive a FREE ticket to the OKC Thunder game by attending our first virtual Intertribal Youth Advisory Board Meeting on Monday, March 28th at 5PM. Open to Native youth ages 12-24. Register at https://rb.gy/q5wqlm . For more information contact our youth prevention grants at agonzalez@astribe.com and bmcintyre@astribe.com or 405.561.7811.

Light Up Your Language

Native Connections is hosting a “Light Up Your Language” video activity to win a free ticket to the Native American Student Day Program and OKC Thunder Game on Friday, April 1st!

All you have to do is take a short video of you saying “Thunder” in your language and what your culture means to you.

Submit videos to agonzalez@astribe.com by Wednesday, March 30th at 5PM to be eligible to receive a free ticket.

Med Take Back Event

AST Tribal Opioid Response Grant

Free Medication Take Back

Turn in your unused or expired medications for safe disposal and receive a free new TOR tumbler.

*intravenous, injectable solutions, and syringes will not be accepted due to hazard.

When: April 27, 2022 10:00am to 3:00pm

Where: LAHC & Shawnee Clinic

OKC Thunder Native American Student Day

We are pleased to share that the Absentee Shawnee Tribe Behavioral Health Grants team has partnered with the Oklahoma City Thunder to host a Native American Student Day Event on Friday, April 1st 2022! The event will have special guests, exhibitors, and representation from tribes across the state! A ticket to the game that night is required to attend the event, but the tickets have special discount pricing. Please see the flyer for more information on how to purchase a ticket.

TownHall Closure

NOTICE:

The 1st Wednesday of each month ALL AST

Health System facilities CLOSE at NOON for

in-service trainings and meetings.

The closure this month is:

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 with:

Shawnee Pharmacy & Little Axe Pharmacy (Drive-Thru only) RE-OPENING from 5 PM-8 PM.

PlusCare RE-OPENING from 5 PM – 7 PM.

Delayed Opening Notice

DELAYED OPENING NOTICE:

Saturday, February 26th, 2022

Due to inclement road conditions we have made minor adjustments to our walk in clinic and pharmacy service hours for today.

PlusCare and Little Axe Pharmacy will open at 10am to 4pm.

Shawnee Clinic and Shawnee pharmacy will open from 1pm-4pm.

PlusCare and our pharmacy service hours may also be adjusted pending road conditions for tomorrow.

Impending Weather Closure

All facilities will be closed Friday, February 25th, 2022 due to inclement weather.

*****UPDATE 2/24/22******

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System (all facilities/pharmacies) will be CLOSED on Wednesday, February 23rd and Thursday, February 24th, 2022 due to impending inclement weather.

This plan is subject to change pending weather conditions.

Health closures and delays are posted on the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System Facebook page & on our website at www.asthealth.org under the announcements tab on our homepage.

President's Day

CLOSURE NOTICE

AST Health System will be closed on the following date for the upcoming Holiday: Monday, February 21st, 2020 (President's Day)

ALL AST HEALTH FACILITIES CLOSED

Don't forget to request medication refills before our closure: LAHC Pharmacy 405.292.9530

Shawnee Pharmacy 405.878.5859

#NativeLoveIs Art Contest

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Join Native Connections, SASP, and Rising Warrior for the #NativeLoveIs Art Contest. Open to ages 12-24 years old. For details and to reserve your art kit visit https://rb.gy/qsg0nm. Submissions are due by February 28th at 5PM CST. For more information, contact Angela Gonzalez (Native Connections Coordinator) at agonzalez@astribe.com or 405.561.7811.