New program in Santa Fe helps guide Native American cancer patients

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The problem has long been there, but it took a pandemic to bring widespread attention to the barriers Native Americans face when it comes to health care. "Christus St. Vincent during COVID, the height of the COVID pandemic, was a hub hospital and through that we received a lot of Navajo transfer patients," Olivia Sloan, the Senior Research Nurse said.
From transportation to internet connectivity, the challenges were crystal clear to the staff inside Christus St