# Oklahoma State University Medical Center

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**Oklahoma State University Medical Center** (OSU Medical Center) is a [public](/source/Public_hospital) [teaching hospital](/source/Teaching_hospital) with medical clinics located in [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa,_Oklahoma). OSU medical center operates a large number of [osteopathic](/source/Osteopathic_medicine_in_the_United_States) [residency](/source/Residency_(medicine)) and [fellowship programs](/source/Fellowship_(medicine)). The hospital is the largest [osteopathic](/source/Osteopathic_medicine_in_the_United_States) teaching center in the United States, training 135 resident [physicians](/source/Physicians)[1] in primary and sub-specialty care each year.

The hospital is accredited by the [Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program](/source/Healthcare_Facilities_Accreditation_Program).[3] The [emergency department](/source/Emergency_department) at OSU Medical Center, which includes a [level 3 trauma center](/source/Level_3_trauma_center),[1] receives about 45,000 visits per year.[4] [Oklahoma legislators](/source/Oklahoma_Legislature) have appropriated $40 million in funding towards improving the hospital's technology and facilities. Among the expected improvements are an expansion of the [intensive care unit](/source/Intensive_care_unit) and renovations to the women's health and [neonatal](/source/Neonatal) intensive care unit programs.

## History

Founded in 1943, OSU Medical Center was established as **Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital** by a group of [osteopathic physicians](/source/Osteopathic_physician) who purchased a building previously used a psychiatric hospital.[5][6] The hospital name was later changed to **Tulsa Regional Medical Center**. In 1996, the non-profit hospital was bought by [Columbia/HCA](/source/Columbia/HCA) of [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee), who changed made the facility into a [for-profit hospital](/source/For-profit_hospital).[7] The company later became the target of a federal fraud investigation, which eventually pleaded guilty and paid $1.7 billion in fines.[8][9] In 1999, the hospital was sold to Tulsa-based Hillcrest Medical Center, a locally owned non-profit organization, which already owned another hospital in Tulsa.[7]

In 2004, the for-profit Ardent Health Services, also of Nashville, bought the Hillcrest system.[7] In 2006, the hospital changed its name to OSU Medical Center,[10] as the State of Oklahoma passed Senate Bill 1771, which provided $40 million to fund improvements at the hospital.[11][12] The city formed a trust to take over the hospital, which was threatened with closure by lack of funds.[5] In 2009, Ardent Health Services agreed to mediation terms, where Ardent would donate the hospital to the State of Oklahoma in exchange for $10 million in reimbursement for indirect medical education costs.[13]

In January 2021, plans were announced to build a 58-bed medical-surgical [veteran's administration (VA) hospital](/source/Veterans_Health_Administration) on OSU Medical Center's campus.[14][15]

## Services

OSU Medical Center has a partnership with [OSU Center for Health Sciences](/source/Oklahoma_State_University_Center_for_Health_Sciences) and Diagnostic Imaging Associates to provide medical care to rural communities in [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma) with a [telemedicine](/source/Telemedicine) program. This program currently includes 35 regional hospital and clinic partners, and is one of the largest statewide telemedicine programs in the [United States](/source/United_States_of_America).

OSU Medical Center also provides [cardiology](/source/Cardiology) care, comprehensive wound care, and child, adolescent, and geriatric psychiatric care. The hospital operates the only [hyperbaric oxygen chamber](/source/Hyperbaric_medicine) in the region.[5] OSU Medical Center recently expanded its cardiology services and uses Cardiology of Tulsa to oversee its cardiology fellowship program.

The hospital is accredited by the [Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program](/source/Healthcare_Facilities_Accreditation_Program).[3]

## Graduate medical education

See also: [Graduate medical education](/source/Graduate_medical_education)

OSU Medical Center operates several training programs for physicians, including 11 [residency programs](/source/Residency_(medicine)) and 9 [fellowship programs](/source/Fellowship_(medicine)),[2] which provide training for 135 residents and interns.[1] Residency programs include [family medicine](/source/Family_medicine), [internal medicine](/source/Internal_medicine), [pediatrics](/source/Pediatrics), [emergency medicine](/source/Emergency_medicine), [anesthesiology](/source/Anesthesiology), [diagnostic radiology](/source/Diagnostic_radiology), [general surgery](/source/General_surgery), [obstetrics and gynecology](/source/Obstetrics_and_gynecology), [orthopedic surgery](/source/Orthopedic_surgery) and [ophthalmology](/source/Ophthalmology). Fellowship programs include [cardiology](/source/Cardiology) (heart), [oncology](/source/Oncology) (cancer), and [nephrology](/source/Nephrology) (kidney).

## References

1. ["Oklahoma State University Medical Center"](https://www.ahd.com/free_profile/370078/Oklahoma_State_University_Medical_Center/Tulsa/Oklahoma/). American Hospital Directory.

1. ["About Us"](https://www.osumc.com/about). Oklahoma State University Medical Center.

1. ["Search Facilities"](https://www.hfap.org/search-facilities/). Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

1. Adame, Jamie (June 19, 2013). ["OSU Medical Center embracing organizational change"](http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A61311). *Urban Tulsa Weekly*

1. Archer, Kim (December 17, 2009). ["Hospital turns 65 after year of tension"](https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/hospital-turns-65-after-year-of-tension/article_f59bef08-2d56-51b0-87eb-efc492d3c80c.html). *Tulsa World*

1. ["A History of Tulsa Hospitals – 1900–1968"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201103/http://tcmsok.org/tcms-history/tulsa-hospital-histories/a-history-of-tulsa-hospitals-1900-1968/). Tulsa County Medical Society. Archived from [the original](http://tcmsok.org/tcms-history/tulsa-hospital-histories/a-history-of-tulsa-hospitals-1900-1968/) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

1. Kelly, Nellie (May 12, 2004). ["Hillcrest Sold: New owner acquiring a variety of facilities"](https://tulsaworld.com/archive/hillcrest-sold-new-owner-acquiring-a-variety-of-facilities/article_a13783eb-e0e1-5a6a-ada6-18596a5ce80b.html). *Tulsa World*

1. Hudson, John (August 6, 2012). ["Here's Why You Need to Know About HCA"](https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/heres-why-you-need-know-about-hca/325029/). *The Atlantic*

1. ["LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY SETTLED HCA INVESTIGATION NETS RECORD TOTAL OF $1.7 BILLION"](https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2003/June/03_civ_386.htm). US Department of Justice.

1. ["Our History"](https://www.osumc.com/History). OSU Medical Center.

1. ["2nd Session of the 50th Legislature (2006) SENATE BILL 1771"](http://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2005-06%20INT/sb/sb1771%20int.pdf). State of Oklahoma.

1. ["Senate Approves Legislation to Guarantee Future of OSU Tulsa Med School"](https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/senate-approves-legislation-guarantee-future-osu-tulsa-med-school). Oklahoma Senate.

1. Marciszewski, April (January 5, 2008). ["OSU-Ardent deal proposed"](https://tulsaworld.com/archive/osu-ardent-deal-proposed/article_58e02b78-7f8c-5f51-b229-66fd487957ce.html). *Tulsa World*

1. Shrum, Kayse (January 24, 2021). ["Opinion: New VA hospital for Tulsa fulfills a public and personal mission"](https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-new-va-hospital-for-tulsa-fulfills-a-public-and-personal-mission/article_419a6c22-5a76-11eb-b860-a7b166bc1479.html). *Tulsa World*

1. Krehbiel, Randy (December 29, 2020). ["Massive appropriations bill includes $120 million for Tulsa VA hospital"](https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/massive-appropriations-bill-includes-120-million-for-tulsa-va-hospital/article_b6eb1e24-4a0c-11eb-9834-cb856c91683b.html). *Tulsa World*

## External links

- [OSU Medical Center](http://www.osumc.com)

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