The Cherokee Nation and the Department of Veterans Affairs are celebrating an agreement for veteran care in Vinita.
The announcement came yesterday that the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System will provide a 1,300-square-foot VA clinic inside the tribe’s Vinita Health Center for area veterans.
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. credits his father, former Vinita Mayor Chuck Hoskin, and the local VA leadership with spearheading the move after the closure of the local VA health clinic was announced. The VA clinic will include a waiting area, exam rooms, work areas and parking. Lab and x-ray services will also be available through the health center. The clinic is set to open in 2024 and will serve both native and non-native veterans in the region.
