Becker's Healthcare February 24, 2025
Cherokee Nation, the sovereign tribal government of the Cherokee people, has invested $16 million to expand cancer care across Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The investment will be split evenly between Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy’s Fort Smith (Ark.) Hospital and Tulsa-based University of Oklahoma Health’s Stephenson Cancer Center, according to a Feb. 13 news release from Cherokee Nation.
The funds will support a new OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center facility in Tulsa, expanding access to cancer trials in the area. Mercy...