<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Addressing the Grave Health Care Crisis among Indian Americans: A Call for Reform</dc:title><dc:date>1974-01-01</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_001_4_131_15_0002</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document outlines the dire state of health care facilities for Indians in the United States, detailing issues such as long distances to reach Indian Health Service facilities, understaffing, outdated equipment, and unsafe buildings. It also mentions the lack of intensive care units and surgical suites in many IHS hospitals. The document highlights the need for modernization or replacement of these facilities, but notes the high cost and potential duplication of existing non-Indian facilities.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>