OU Medical Center OU Medical Center, including The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center, is Oklahoma’s largest and most comprehensive hospital. It is located in the heart of Oklahoma City, just minutes from Bricktown and the state Capitol. The hospital’s distinctive services include The Children’s Hospital with Oklahoma’s highest level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; comprehensive cancer care, including a Gamma Knife Center for treating brain tumors that can’t be treated by conventional methods, a bone marrow transplant center and Oklahoma’s largest radiation therapy center, OU’s Stephenson Cancer Center.
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as $26, though there are lower prices later in the day. The cities of Edmond, Midwest City and Norman also have public golf courses. Try your inland boarding skills at the Mat Hoffman Action Sports Park, offering 26,000 square feet of terrain for skateboarding, in-line skating and BMX freestyle biking. The city opened a new skate park in 2019 at Stars and Stripes Park near Lake Hefner. For the four-legged family members, check out the many dog parks sprinkled around the metro, including Mutts Park in the Midtown District and Paw OK Dog Park in northwest OKC, a two-acre, off-the-leash area with a swimming pond and enclosures for both large and small dogs. The
governed by a 19-member board of directors made up of business, medical and community leaders from across the state. Integris offers top-notch care at facilities throughout Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City provides patients with advanced radiation therapy in a supportive environment. The center is equipped with the most advanced proton therapy technology available. The center is integrated with the new, state-of- the-art INTEGRIS Cancer Institute of Oklahoma, which is adjacent to the center and can provide any additional medical services one might need while undergoing proton therapy. Integris also operates a hospital on Portland Avenue, offering a full range of health services. For women- focused health care, Integris has a specialized center off Lake Hefner Parkway. Lakeside Women’s Hospital has a wide variety of doctors ready to care for women. Mercy Hospital Mercy Hospital implements and advocates for innovative health and social services to improve the health and quality of life of communities served, with particular concern for people who are economically disadvantaged. Mercy is a full-service tertiary hospital. It provides the following services: BirthPlace, breast care, cancer resource center, day surgery, emergency care, Gamma Knife, home care, heart care, hospice, multiple sclerosis center, NeuroScience Institute, neonatal intensive care, physical medicine/rehab center, robotic surgery and urgent care.
next life-saving cure has been a part of Oklahoma City’s DNA since 1946. That year, a statewide fundraising campaign was held to start the Oklahoma Medical Research
Other exceptional services include Oklahoma’s only level one trauma center and three new MediFlight air ambulances, including one dedicated to babies. Additional special services include high-risk and alternative pregnancy care in the Women’s & Newborn Pavilion, and a full range of heart care services, including an internationally renowned electrophysiology laboratory for treating heart arrhythmias. SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Opened in 1898 by two sisters from the order of the Sisters of St. Francis, St. Anthony was Oklahoma City’s first hospital. Located in Midtown, St. Anthony has a long-standing
new downtown Scissortail Park also features a free and enclosed dog park area. Oklahoma City is home to the annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, held each April, which attracts more than 25,000 runners and walkers from all 50 states and several foreign countries. This year, the event was moved to October because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Care With one of the nation’s leading heart transplant teams, one of the country’s most complete medical research centers and one of the medical profession’s most respected eye institutes, area residents’ access
Foundation. All told, 7,000 Oklahomans donated a total of $2.25 million to build laboratories and a research hospital. And what began as a two-person operation in 1946 has grown into an
internationally recognized research institute, employing more than 400 people. The team studies cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disorders and diseases of aging. Their discoveries have yielded hundreds of patents and a pair of life-saving drugs now available in hospitals and clinics around the world. By studying the ways in which the human body functions, OMRF develops deeper insights into disease, then translates those findings into diagnostics and therapeutics.
to health care is among the best. Oklahoma City is also home to one of the first proton therapy centers in America. These facilities are on the cutting edge of battling cancer. Oklahoma City residents can find quality health care at 35 hospitals, with most providing specialty services in areas such as oncology and hematology; orthopedics; burn treatment; hearing and vision care; neonatal care; infertility; spinal disorder care; sports medicine; and after- hours urgent care. The state’s only Level 1 Trauma Center with MediFlight service is based in Oklahoma City, the perfect location for regional service. And the Oklahoma City area’s thriving biosciences industry adds to the quality of health care, with organizations and businesses dedicated to the discovery, development and distribution of advanced technology to improve treatments and health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, OU Medical Center and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation worked on tests and the development of a vaccine.
and ongoing commitment to excellence and quality. As the recipient of two very prestigious awards, St. Anthony’s excellence in quality shines. In 1998 and again in 2004, St. Anthony was awarded the Oklahoma Quality Award. In 2002, SSM Health St. Anthony was honored as the first health care system in the nation to receive the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award. INTEGRIS Health INTEGRIS Health is the state’s largest Oklahoma-owned health care corporation and one of the state’s largest private employers, with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, physician clinics, mental health facilities, fitness centers, independent living centers and home health agencies throughout much of the state. Its corporate headquarters is located on the campus of INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. It is a not-for-profit corporation
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