Puyallup Tribe
Puyallup Tribe
Puyallup Tribal Health Facility
2209 E 32nd St,
Tacoma, WA 98404
Phone: 253-593-0232
Fax: 253-272-6138
Webpage: http://www.eptha.com/
About the Clinic
Facilities/Services Planning
MISSION
To promote and facilitate engineering planning and construction support for the IHS national facilities program by developing and enhancing relationships among Tribes, area offices, and Service Unit engineers and related professionals dealing in building health care systems.
Attainment of the IHS and DHHS missions
The DFPC mission is achieved by:
* Maintaining a priority list based on relative need.
* Supporting tribes when they choose to assume facilities-related responsibilities.
* Planning health care and associated facilities to minimize facility life-cycle costs.
* Planning, promoting, & constructing improvements to exist. Facilities where they are not optimally functional.
* Planning & constructing new facilities when existing facilities do not exist or cannot be effectively improved.
* Developing state-of-the-art facilities with efficient and effective facilities planning.
* Targeting the unmet need with limited resources for maximum effectiveness.
DFPC Vision
To be a Global Health Care Facilities Engineering Division leading cutting edge professionalism in support of Public Health advances and development of solutions to the Indian Health Service challenges.
Location
The Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) is comprised of three buildings: Takopid Health Center, Puyallup Tribal Treatment Center, and Kwawachee Counseling Center. The majority of health services are located in the 42,346SF Takopid Health Center, completed in 1993. The Medical Clinic, Pharmacy, Medical Lab, Radiology, Optometry, Dental Clinic, Dental Lab, Physical Therapy, Community Health, Billing, Accounting, Human Resource, Referral, Business Office, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Registration, and Medical Information System (MIS) are located in the Takopid Health Center. The 18,603SF Puyallup Tribal Treatment Center provides inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency treatment services. The 40 bed facility is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The minimum age for admission is 18 years old and includes nonIndian patients. The treatment center also provides outpatient counseling, anger management, and other support groups. The 20,000SF Kwawachee Counseling Center provides outpatient mental health counseling services located on the second floor that includes medication management services for acute and chronic mental health 
conditions. The first floor of Kwawachee Center has the Spirit House, a large meeting area modeled after a Pacific Northwest longhouse seating about 180 people. The Cultural Coordinator’s office is adjacent to the Spirit House that coordinates schedules, traditional, healers, and cultural activities for the PTHA.
About the Tribe
History
The Puyallup Tribe is part of the Puget Sound Salish Indian culture which flourished in the Pacific Northwest. They spoke the Puyallup Nisqually language. Salmon was the main food and important in their ceremonies. The Western Red Cedar was used abundantly for clothing, basketry, and lodging. They were fishermen, gathers, and hunters. The Puyallup Tribe established relations with the United States government on December 16, 1854, soon thereafter they signed the Treaty of Medicine Creek. Article 10 of the Treaty provides for a physician to look after the healthcare of the Puyallup Tribe. The Puyallup Tribe believes medical care to be a treaty right and paid with ceding vast tracts of tribal land and resources. Today, the Puyallup Tribe is governed by a seven member Tribal Council elected by the tribal members, who also act as the Board of Directors for PTHA.
Geography
The principal city is of Tacoma with has a population of 185,000 in the 49 square mile area. Tacoma is located on Commencement Bay in the lower Puget Sound, 36 miles south of Seattle, 28 miles north of Olympia, and 18 miles from Seattle Tacoma International Airport. The Native Americans in Tacoma The Puyallup Tribal Reservation covers a few square miles located within the city limits of Tacoma. Nearby is the majestic Mount Rainier, which towers to 14,411 feet. The waterfront provides miles of walking, bicycling, and running paths. Puget Sound also gives opportunities for boating, fishing, sailing, jet skiing, and windsurfing. There are a variety of places to visit: Tacoma Dome, Point Defiance Zoo, Northwest Trek wildlife park, Broadway Theater District, Washington State Historical Society Museum; and the Western Washington Fair which attracts more than 1.3 million visitors each fall. Typical summer afternoon temperatures range in the 70s and low 80s with average winter temperatures in the 40s. Summer afternoon winds range from zero to 15 mph are ideal for sailing on Puget Sound and lakes within the county. Three quarters of our annual rainfall is accumulated from October through March. July is the driest month and December the wettest. Snowfall generally melts before it accumulates, except in the mountains where excellent skiing conditions prevail. Altitude ranges from sea level to 14,411 feet at the summit of Mount Rainier.The Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) is comprised of three buildings: Takopid Health Center, Puyallup Tribal Treatment Center, and Kwawachee Counseling Center. The majority of health services are located in the 42,346SF Takopid Health Center, completed in 1993. The Medical Clinic, Pharmacy, Medical Lab, Radiology, Optometry, Dental Clinic, Dental Lab, Physical Therapy, Community Health, Billing, Accounting, Human Resource, Referral, Business Office, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Registration, and Medical Information System (MIS) are located in the Takopid Health Center. The 18,603SF Puyallup Tribal Treatment Center provides inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency treatment services. The 40 bed facility is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The minimum age for admission is 18 years old and includes nonIndian patients. The treatment center also provides outpatient counseling, anger management, and other support groups. The 20,000SF Kwawachee Counseling Center provides outpatient mental health counseling services located on the second floor that includes medication management services for acute and chronic mental health conditions. The first floor of Kwawachee Center has the Spirit House, a large meeting area modeled after a Pacific Northwest longhouse seating about 180 people. The Cultural Coordinator’s office is adjacent to the Spirit House that coordinates schedules, traditional, healers, and cultural activities for the PTHA.
Other Information
Members
There are approximately 2,600 enrolled Puyallup Tribal members. The active user population is 11,057 registered on the IHS RPMS computer. The service delivery area of PTHA is Pierce County with a population of 713,400 in the 1,790 square mile area.
Other Offices and Programs
No other offices and programs information available.
Total Tribal Employees
There are 216 full time employees and 16 part time employees.
Housing
There is plenty of adequate housing in the city of Tacoma and surrounding communities.
