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Most Bureau of Indian Affairs medical staff are employed by boarding schools.

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In 1900, there are 83 physicians and 25 nurses employed by the Bureau to meet all Indigenous medical needs across the nation. Most of those staff (particularly the nurses) are employed by boarding schools rather than available for general care. Meeting healthcare needs at boarding schools is seen as part of the nation's strategy for "saving" native children, despite the fact that medical personnel are largely responding to epidemics brought by settlers.