Sandra Hummingbird, RN
Executive Director
Sandra grew up outside Park Hill and has nursed in Cherokee County for twenty-five years. She founded our Cherokee-language visits.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, aides, a chaplain and a social worker, most of them born within an hour of Tahlequah.
Our team
The people who come to the house
Dr. James Whitekiller
Hospice Medical Director
A family physician who has practiced in Tahlequah for twenty years. He makes house calls on Wednesdays.
Rachel Ortiz, RN
Director of Nursing
Rachel leads our nurses and still covers patients in Adair County every week.
Rev. Daniel Swimmer
Chaplain
A bilingual Baptist minister who respects every family's faith and traditions, and knows when to just sit quietly.
Kelly Adair, LCSW
Medical Social Worker
Kelly coordinates Medicare, SoonerCare, VA and tribal health benefits so families don't have to.
Mary Fourkiller, CHHA
Hospice Aide
Mary has been bathing, braiding and caring for our patients for fourteen years. Families ask for her by name.
Sample family reviews
From families we've served
Mary braided Grandma's hair every Tuesday and Friday and spoke Cherokee with her. Grandma would sing to her. It's how I want to remember those months.
We live way out past Welling on a dirt road. The nurse found us in the dark at 1 a.m. without one complaint.
Kelly sorted out Medicare, the Cherokee Nation clinic and Dad's VA benefits in one week. I had been on hold for a month.
Dr. Whitekiller sat at our kitchen table and drew us a picture of what was happening. We finally understood.
Our volunteer took Mama out to the porch every afternoon to watch the hummingbirds. She looked forward to it all day.
Rev. Swimmer prayed with Dad in Cherokee the night before he passed. Dad squeezed his hand the whole time.
The Monday grief group got me through the first winter. They still call me on his birthday.
Let us carry some of it.
Call or text with any question. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing happens until you're ready.