The U.S. Indian Health Service is requesting $2.5 million in next year's budget to build a new Indian hospital in Claremore. Planning for the new hospital is still ongoing, and a final cost estimate will be provided when the federal budget is prepared for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1968. Congress had appropriated $93,000 for planning the hospital last year, and there are efforts to secure funds for construction in the upcoming budget.