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SILETZ NEWS
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Vol. 45, No. 4
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
April 2017
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Siletz Clinic implements new No-
Show Policy to increase efficiency
The Siletz Community Health Clinic
has a new No-Show Policy! The policy is
in effect as of Feb. 17, 2017.
What happens if a patient is a
no-show?
When does a no-show happen?
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A no-show happens when a patient
does one of the following:
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Does not arrive to his/her appointment
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Cancels the appointment with less
than 24 hours’ notice
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Checks in more than 10 minutes after
the scheduled appointment, which
results in the provider not being able
to see the patient
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Who is impacted when a
patient doesn’t show up for an
appointment?
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The health and all treatment for the
“no-show” patient is impacted
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The health and all treatment of another
patient, who could have been seen in
the appointment slot is impacted
•
Waiting times and subsequent treat-
ment for the rest of the patients on
the schedule for the day are impacted
•
The providers’ limited time and
resources are wasted because they
prepared for an appointment that did
not happen
First No-Show: Patient receives a let-
ter and a copy of the policy for review.
Second No-Show: Patient must call
and confirm future appointments by
2:30 p.m. the business day prior to
the appointment. If patient does not
confirm by 2:30 p.m., the appoint-
ment will be canceled and offered to
another patient.
Third No-Show: The clinic will not
pre-schedule appointments. Any
appointments already scheduled
for the relevant department will be
canceled. For non-urgent issues, the
patient is placed on a waiting list and
the clinic will call patient if there is
a no-show or late cancellation. For
urgent issues, the patient will be
advised to come into the clinic on the
same day during the walk-in time and
wait until a provider is available. Each
department has specific times set aside
for same-day urgent issues. Patient
must contact the appropriate depart-
ment for same-day appointment times.
How to avoid getting a no-show!
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Confirm the appointment.
Arrive 10-15 minutes early.
Give a minimum 24 hours’ notice
when canceling appointments
You can pick up a copy of the new policy at the Siletz Clinic or
downloaded it from the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us.
Changes in how we mail Siletz News
From the editor:
Starting with this issue, the Siletz Tribe will mail one copy of Siletz News to
each physical address instead of one copy to each Tribal member age 18 and older.
If you find that you need more than one copy in your household, please
email your name and address to pias@ctsi.nsn.us and you will start receiving
a second copy.
Thank you!
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Klaira Flatt and Zay Zay Garcia fight for the ball during a basketball game at the
Siletz Rec Center on March 10. Dane Brown and Kiowa Garcia (right) keep an eye
on the action.
Tribe works to restore many cultural resources through habitat restoration
By Laura Brown, Shellfish Biologist,
Natural Resources
The Natural Resources Department
has been working closely with the Cul-
tural Department and Healthy Traditions
to evaluate and plan projects that will
provide increased opportunities for Tribal
members to gather cultural resources.
Many of these projects are in the form
of habitat restoration, which works to
restore a damaged or destroyed ecosystem
through restoring the natural processes
(such as removing a dike to reintroduce
tidal influence to a site) or through the
reintroduction of plants and habitat struc-
tures (such as planting native species in
a meadow).
One example of a restoration site the
Natural Resources Department is working
on is the Bulls Bag property. It is currently
being evaluated for sites where traditional
foods like camas and wapato, and basketry
material like hazel, rushes, sedges and
willows, could be restored or significantly
enhanced.
Tribal foresters are developing a burn
plan to assist with annual maintenance of
invasive plants, which cover a significant
portion of open areas at Bulls Bay and
threaten native species. Two wetlands on the
property that support various native species
have been mapped and are being evaluated
for restoration and enhancement.
Another opportunity at the Bulls Bag
includes an elk meadow conversion, which
would result in more forage areas for elk
and deer.
Additionally, the Tribe has been devel-
oping a flood model of the Siletz River from
the town of Siletz to the Bulls Bag property.
In the near term, the Tribe hopes to begin
a multi-year restoration project that would
cover more than six miles of river around
the loop of the Bulls Bag to increase habitat
for salmon, steelhead and lamprey.
Restoration of the Dundas property
wetland is in the works and would support
culturally important plants and animals.
Invasive species currently present on the
property, like nutria, reed canary grass and
invasive fish, can be detrimental to native
wildlife and plants. Removal of invasives
can mean the return of populations of
native species such as frogs and turtles,
ensuring good water quality and robust
aquatic resources moving forward.
Additionally, as the land heals the
proximity to the city of Siletz and Siletz
See Restoring on page 8