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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Oklahoma City Area

Division of Facilities Management

Our Mission

The mission of the Oklahoma City Area Division of Facilities Management (DHFM) is to support delivery of healthcare to American Indians and Native Alaskans by creating and maintaining the optimum health care environment for both patients and health care providers.

This mission is accomplished by:

  • Administering the planning, design, and construction of new health care delivery space and major modernization and renovation of existing space;
  • Develops and maintains health care facilities construction priority lists for use by the agency;
  • Provides guidance to tribal organizations seeking to construct facilities that will house health care delivery services for American Indians and Alaska Natives;
  • Provides engineering assistance in development of health care facilities master plans;
  • Advocates for tribes during the development of policies, regulations, and programs.
  • Develops and maintains an inventory of maintenance and space deficiencies in IHS and Indian and Alaska Native health care facilities;
  • Maintains data for allocation of funds appropriated for health care facilities management;
  • Manages maintenance of existing facilities in a safe, usable condition;
  • Maintains IHS Federal facilities energy usage data;
  • Maintains an inventory of IHS real property;
  • Manages IHS real property; and
  • Provides technical consultation to Federal, Urban, and Tribal programs regarding planning, design and construction of health care facilities;
  • Provides professional architectural and engineering services for health care facilities design and construction;
  • Fully supporting the transition for Tribes that choose to assume either Title I or Title V facility management responsibilities

Contact Information:

Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
Attn: Healthcare Facilities Management
701 Market Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73114

Email: OCA-HFM@ihs.gov

Staff:

CDR Joseph L. Jones, PE, CHFM – Division Director

Warren (David) Dorety, RA, Staff Architect
Rodrigo Redhouse, Staff Architect
Larry Hutcheson, EIT, Staff Engineer
Abryn Wyatt, Staff Engineer
Ethan Springer, Staff Engineer
Nicholas Houchin, Staff Engineer
Necole Begay, Staff Engineer
Raymond Young, Engineering Technician
Keith Hoyt, Engineering Technician
James Schrock, Engineering Technician