The Osage Nation envisions a strong, culturally-sensitive healthcare system that will transform the health of the communities we serve and provide Native American families with healthcare they can rely on. All tribes are welcome.
Direct services are available to all eligible Native Americans and referred care is allowable to those residing within the Osage Nation Reservation, Kay, Grant, Noble, Payne and Garfield Counties.
The Wahzhazhe Health Center is dedicated to promoting a culture of continuous Quality and Performance Improvement. It is the goal of the Wahzhazhe Health Center to always provide optimal care and services to the patients we proudly serve.
🏃♂️🦬 RECORD TURNOUT FOR THE 2026 BUFFALO RUN 5K! 🦬🏃♀️What an incredible morning at Osage Hills State Park!The Osage Nation Health System Diabetes Program is proud to celebrate another successful Buffalo Run 5K, held Saturday, October 10, 2026, with a record-breaking 102 participants who showed up and completed the race! 🎉Our dedicated ONHS staff were hard at work as early as 5:30 a.m., preparing for the event and ensuring everything was ready for our runners. Their teamwork, commitment, and willingness to go above and beyond helped make this year's Buffalo Run a tremendous success. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work!🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OVERALL WINNERS!🥇 Male Division1st Place: Elijah Burchett (15) — 18:362nd Place: Logan Barnes (18) — 18:363rd Place: Jakob Williams (34) — 19:16🥇 Female Division1st Place: Fallon Washington (12) — 24:032nd Place: Lily Eagle Elk (32) — 24:123rd Place: Katie Wilson (43) — 24:17Our overall winners received cash prizes of $100 for 1st place, $75 for 2nd place, and $50 for 3rd place!🌟 A SPECIAL RECOGNITION!We also want to recognize Deanna Hardy, our oldest finisher at 84 years young! Deanna was our 101st finisher, demonstrating that age is no barrier to staying active and embracing a healthy lifestyle. What an inspiration!💜 A COMMUNITY EFFORT WORTH CELEBRATING!Events like the Buffalo Run are made possible through the dedication and generosity of so many individuals and organizations. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to:🚔 Osage Nation Police Department (ONPD) for providing traffic control and helping keep our participants safe throughout the event.💧 Osage Casinos for generously donating all the water for our runners.💧 Community Health Representatives (CHR) for staffing the halfway water station and keeping participants hydrated along the course.🎁 Osage Nation Prevention Program for providing every participant with an "Increase Your Peace" box, sharing an additional message of wellness and prevention.👏 Our ONHS Diabetes Program and supporting staff for their early morning preparations, coordination, and countless hours of work that made this event possible.And most importantly, THANK YOU to all 102 participants! Whether you were racing for a personal best, challenging yourself, or simply enjoying a morning of physical activity, you helped make this year's Buffalo Run one to remember.The Buffalo Run is about more than crossing a finish line. It's about encouraging healthy lifestyles, promoting diabetes prevention, and bringing our community together through physical activity.Congratulations to every finisher, and thank you for making the 2026 Buffalo Run 5K a record-breaking success! 🦬💜 (please note: more pictures of the winners and participants to come) #OsageNationHealthSystem #BuffaloRun5K #OsageNation #DiabetesPrevention #CommunityWellness #HealthyCommunities #ACommunityOfCaring
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💉💙 TWO EVENTS. ONE COMMUNITY. 75 FLU VACCINATIONS! 💙💉The Osage Nation Health System Administration would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to our incredible staff for making both our 3rd Annual Health Fair and Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic such a success!Together, 75 flu vaccinations were administered across both events:🩺 30 vaccinations at the Health Fair🚗 45 vaccinations at the Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic, including 6 children!We are incredibly impressed by the success of these events and proud of the teamwork, dedication, and community spirit our staff demonstrated to make them happen. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, energy, and talents to bring these opportunities to our community!💙 To everyone who received a flu vaccine: thank you! By taking steps to protect your health, you also help protect those around you, including infants, older adults, and people with health conditions who may be more vulnerable to serious illness.Getting vaccinated is one important way we can look out for one another and help keep our families and communities healthier throughout flu season.👏 Thank you to our hardworking ONHS staff, our community partners, and every community member who participated. Your commitment to health and wellness makes a difference!This is our Culture of Caring in action! 💙#OsageNationHealthSystem #CultureOfCaring #FluPrevention #CommunityHealth #teamwork #ProtectOurCommunity
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