Osage Nation provides on-the-ground health services [Video]

BARNSDALL, Okla. — The response to May 6’s deadly tornado in Barnsdall has come from many levels: state, local, individual, and even tribal.

The Osage Nation has stepped in, providing health services on the ground to anybody who needs them.

It killed one person in Barnsdall and injured a number of others to varying degrees.

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An Osage Nation Health System mobile medical unit has been stationed in the small town, treating people there.When asked how many people they’ve treated, OHNS nurse practitioner Michelle Critchfield told 2 News, “Oh my gosh. I don’t know… a lot.”

Inside the medical van from ONHS are two exam rooms, a wheelchair lift for those who can’t climb up the stairs and all kinds of supplies.

“We can treat just about anything that you would treat in a clinic,” Critchfield explained.

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