Stigler Health and Wellness Center

Stigler Health and Wellness Center delivers outpatient substance abuse treatment from its Wilburton, Oklahoma location as part of a Federally Qualified Health Center. This FQHC designation means clients are not entering a standalone rehab facility — they are entering a community health institution with deep roots in eastern Oklahoma that provides coordinated care across multiple disciplines.

The outpatient program structure allows individuals to pursue recovery while staying connected to family, employment, and community — factors that research consistently links to stronger long-term outcomes. With hours running from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends, the center is built for real-life schedules, not idealized ones.

Few outpatient programs in rural Oklahoma serve as many distinct populations under one roof as Stigler Health and Wellness Center. The program is designed for adolescents, young adults, men, women, pregnant women, veterans, court-ordered clients, individuals with HIV/AIDS, and those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — each group presenting different recovery needs that the center is specifically equipped to address.

Veterans in particular benefit from TRICARE acceptance alongside clinical programming attuned to trauma and PTSD, conditions that frequently intersect with substance use in military and post-service populations. For families in Latimer County navigating addiction across generations or across different life circumstances, having a single accredited program that can serve multiple family members is a meaningful advantage.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the therapeutic backbone of the outpatient program at Stigler Health and Wellness Center. CBT equips clients with structured techniques for recognizing and reshaping the thinking patterns that sustain addictive behavior — skills that transfer directly into daily life outside of a clinical setting, which is exactly where outpatient recovery is tested.

The program's explicit treatment of Trauma and PTSD as co-occurring conditions reflects a clinically grounded understanding of what drives long-term substance use for many clients. Addressing trauma within the same outpatient program — rather than requiring separate referrals — can be the difference between sustained recovery and cycling back into use.

Stigler Health and Wellness Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, self-pay, and offers a sliding scale fee structure. This range of payment options is consistent with the FQHC mission of reducing barriers to care for underserved and rural communities. For individuals who have delayed seeking addiction treatment because of cost concerns, the sliding scale option in particular is worth a direct conversation with the center.

NCQA accreditation adds a layer of accountability to these accessibility commitments — it means the center's quality standards are evaluated against a national benchmark, not just self-reported. To learn more about the outpatient program or discuss payment, call Stigler Health and Wellness Center at (918) 465-0005.