Pierre clinic: 605-224-8841
After-hours nurse triage line: 605-609-9294
SDUIH was incorporated in the State of South Dakota, as a non-profit corporation on October 6, 1977. Its governing body has an eight (8) member Board of Directors serving in accordance with the By-Laws of the corporation. SDUIH was awarded a contract with IHS under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, in October 1977. The goal of that contract is to develop mechanisms that would provide for and improve the utilization and accessibility of health services by non-reservation Indians. SDUIH was also awarded a grant from Health and Human Services to provide Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Immunization, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, and Diabetes services. SDUIH was initially founded to provide health care to those American Indian families residing off the reservation. Those American Indians, by relocating to the urban areas have lost access to free health care provided by Indian Health Service (IHS) on the reservations. The mission has been extended over the years to include the economically and socially disadvantaged people in the communities where our clinics are located. At SDUIH, our goal is to provide quality health care to those families and individuals living in the communities where our clinics are located. It is important to remember that SDUIH is NOT an IHS facility. although some services may be provided at no cost, most of our services do have a fee. We have a sliding fee scale based on income and household size. Our Pierre Clinic is a proud partner of the Capital Area United Way.
