Programs & Services
Offered at Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
Dental Clinic
Our Dental Clinic offers more than dental cleanings and simple procedures to keep your teeth and mouth healthy and clean. We are a patient-centered dental home and we are dedicated to making your visit pleasant, so you can experience the benefits of healthy teeth for a lifetime.
Pharmacy
Our professional pharmacists and technicians are an important member of your Care Team. They provide you with important information about the medications you are prescribed and coordinate your care with your primary care provider and Behavioral Health Care provider to promote safe, quality patient care.
Medical Clinic
Our medical teams work together to provide you with the best possible treatment and outcomes in a comfortable, well-equipped setting. We provide comprehensive and culturally sensitive health care for your whole family. You are at the center of your provider-led Care Team.
Behavioral Health Department
GLIIHC's Behavioral Health Department staff provide social, behavioral, cultural, and spiritual services. Our behavioral health and social services’ mission is to meet the emotional and mental health needs of urban Indians and loved ones with respect and sensitivity to your culture.
Events Calendar
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November is recognized as National Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the histories, cultures, contributions, and continued presence of Indigenous peoples.
Native communities represent hundreds of distinct tribal nations, each with their own histories, languages, traditions, and ways of life. Our stories reflect generations of strength, resilience, adaptation, and perseverance. This month offers an opportunity to recognize the importance of tribal sovereignty and self-determination, celebrate the knowledge and traditions passed down through generations, and share the many contributions Native people continue to make in our communities and beyond.
Throughout November, Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center is proud to recognize the 11 federally recognized tribes of Wisconsin and celebrate the rich cultural diversity, history, and strength of Native people throughout our state.
As an Urban Indian Organization, we are honored to serve and be part of the Milwaukee Native community. While Native heritage deserves recognition every day of the year, this month provides an opportunity to come together, share our stories, celebrate our cultures, and honor the generations who continue to carry our traditions forward.
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Applications are available for GLIIHC's Winter Wishes! Stop by the medical reception desk to register your Native youth for the Winter Wishes program. The afternoon will be filled with holiday fun, including:
🔴 Storytime with Santa
🟢 Cookie decorating
🔴 Holiday crafts
🟢 Native books
🔴 Pictures with Santa
🟢 Hot cocoa
🔴 Free winter apparel
🟢 Meal served 3-6pm
▪Open to families with Native American children ages 0-18
▪Application deadline: December 4, 2026
▪Must provide verification of tribal affiliation, parent/guardian photo ID, and provide proof of children living in household
▪Must bring a photo ID to pick up gifts
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Katie Plautz
Event Coordinator
414-316-5058
Kplautz@gliihc.net
*Potawatomi Hotel & Casino's Heart of Canal Street program is the primary sponsor of this project.
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The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center (GLIIHC) is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation means that GLIIHC has met compliance with nationally recognized standards for providing high-quality, safe patient care. AAAHC accreditation is our commitment to continually improve services and performance - in all areas of the organization. Nationally, we have joined a body of more than 5,000 accredited ambulatory health care organizations across the United States.
The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center is accredited as a Patient Centered Medical Home with Behavioral Health Integration Award by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of health care organizations. NCQA’s mission is to improve the quality of health care.
The Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc. (GLIIHC) employs evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and clinical decision support (CDS) into the delivery of healthcare services to help health care providers incorporate the best available evidence into clinical decision making to deliver safe and appropriate care).