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Rural Oklahoma hospitals expand NICU care to keep families closer to home

Rural Oklahoma hospitals expand NICU care to keep families closer to home. September is NICU awareness month, a time to recognize families and healthcare workers who face both challenging and rewarding moments surrounding intensive care for newborns. In today’s Health Matters with TSET, Amy Slanchik takes a look at how...

Oklahoma · 09-23
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OU Health to bring brain cancer imaging technology to Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY — OU Health is preparing to bring a newly FDA-approved brain cancer imaging technology to Oklahoma with the addition of Javier Villanueva-Meyer, M.D., who served as lead neuroradiologist for the U.S. clinical trial behind its approval. Villanueva-Meyer recently joined OU Health as chair of the Department of...

Oklahoma · 09-22

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Rural Oklahoma hospitals expand NICU care to keep families closer to home

Rural Oklahoma hospitals expand NICU care to keep families closer to home. September is NICU awareness month, a time to recognize families and healthcare workers who face both challenging and rewarding moments surrounding intensive care for newborns. In today’s Health Matters with TSET, Amy Slanchik takes a look at how...

Oklahoma · 09-21
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Oklahoma Expands Local Newborn Care as Maternity-Care Deserts Leave Rural Families Traveling

Oklahoma hospitals are adding intermediate newborn-care capacity as families in much of the state continue to travel long distances for maternity services. Stillwater Medical Center opened a 10-bed Level II neonatal intensive care unit in March 2025, and the Cherokee Nation is planning a 10-bed Level II nursery in the Tahlequah region for 2027. The projects offer closer care for some premature or medically fragile infants, but they do not replace the state's highest-acuity neonatal centers.

Oklahoma · 09-21
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OU mobile mammography clinic is coming to Acclaim

Acclaim Independent Living, part of Legend Senior Living, is bringing the community together for a day focused on women’s health, connection and community on Monday, Sept. 28, with its Pink Power Hour event and an OU Mobile Mammography clinic. The OU mobile mammography clinic is available from 8 a.m....

Oklahoma · 09-18

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Memorial health honors patient with annual Courage Award

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Memorial Health celebrated its rehabilitated patients and their recoveries with it’s annual Courage Award and one man was celebrated in a very special way. The award recipient was patient Cody Loveall. The award highlights patients who overcome major hurdles to recover, and, of course, courage.

Lawton, OK · 09-18

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Oklahoma Senator’s son impacted by INTEGRIS clinic closure

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — For Democratic State Senator Carri Hicks, the impact of expected federal health care cuts has become personal as her 12-year-old son’s pediatric endocrinology clinic prepares to close.  Hicks’ son, Sawyer, has Type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed when he was just 17 months old and has relied on regular visits with […]

Oklahoma · 09-14

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Gateway to Prevention & Recovery closure complicates addiction treatment access for rural residents

A significant cut in state funding and impending Medicaid changes are forcing an Oklahoma addiction and prevention nonprofit to close after 42 years.

Chandler, OK · 09-15

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Memorial Health holds grand re-opening for Southwest Surgery Center

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) — Memorial Health Systems of Southwest Oklahoma celebrated the grand re-opening of its Southwest Surgery Center with a ceremony Monday afternoon. Representatives from the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce joined hospital staff for the official ribbon cutting. One speaker, Surgical Services Administrator Jennifer Edwards, said...

Lawton, OK · 09-14

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State Senator's son among patients impacted by Integris Clinic Closure

Oklahoma · 09-14

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Feds propose some Medicare reimbursement cuts. Oklahoma doctors say it will endanger patients.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a significant rule change that would mean physicians receive half as much in reimbursement from Medicare for services provided on the same day as an office visit. The American Medical Association and more than 150 healthcare organizations, including the Oklahoma...

Oklahoma · 09-12

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Schools Teach. Health Providers Treat.

Analysis: School-based healthcare is no longer limited to services traditionally connected to special education. Oklahoma already permits certain health-related and rehabilitative services through schools, while federal policy is encouraging states to expand school-based Medicaid and behavioral-health services. At the same time, school-based health centers can introduce a broader healthcare-delivery operation into a public school.

Oklahoma · 09-13

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Report: Some Oklahoma hospitals still not in compliance with price transparency law

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Some Oklahoma hospitals are still not posting pricing information required under state law, according to a new report. The requirement is designed to give patients a clearer look at what certain services could cost before they receive care. Five years ago, the federal Hospital...

Oklahoma · 09-11

Oklahoma Voice

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Feds propose some Medicare reimbursement cuts. Oklahoma doctors say it will endanger patients.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a significant rule change that would mean physicians receive half as much in reimbursement from Medicare for services provided on the same day as an office visit. The American Medical Association and more than 150 healthcare organizations, including the Oklahoma State Medical Association, are calling […]

Oklahoma · 09-11

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Wichita Falls cardiologists to retire

Two longtime Wichita Falls doctors are retiring and closing their practices . Drs. Shona and Sriram Sudarshan will close their practices effective Jan. 1, 2027, according to a public notice in the Times Record News. More: Wichita County considers request for Flock camera placements More: Some Wichita Falls scouts found themselves on an unplanned adventure "We are eternally grateful to our patients. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the community for over 45 years," the couple said in a public notice. They practice at the North Texas Cardiology Center at 2101 Ninth Street and were awarded the 2018 Distinguished Service Award by the Wichita County Medical Society. The notice said patients may request transfer of their medical records to a cardiologist of their choice or obtain a copy of their record by contacting the office. Records will remain available to patients and providers after closure of the office. This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Wichita Falls cardiologists to retire

Wichita Falls, TX · 09-08

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Feds propose Medicare reimbursement cuts for same-day care. Oklahoma doctors say it will endanger patients

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a significant rule change that would mean physicians receive half as much in reimbursement from Medicare for services provided on the same day as an office visit. The American Medical Association and more than 150 healthcare organizations, including the Oklahoma...

Oklahoma · 09-11

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Hospital volunteer programs give Oklahoma students a look at healthcare careers

Hospital volunteer programs give Oklahoma students a look at healthcare careers. High school students across Oklahoma looking to go into the medical field are starting the new school year with a better idea of what career path they might pursue. That’s because most hospitals have volunteer programs that expose students...

Oklahoma · 09-10

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Federal work requirement could affect thousands of Southwest Oklahomans

More than 1.03 million Oklahomans are enrolled in the state’s SoonerCare (Medicaid) program, according to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers the program. As of July, the enrollees included 502,644 adults (49%) and 533,617 children (51%). SoonerCare members residing in a long-term care facility numbered 14,846, and 119,737...

Oklahoma · 09-08

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Oklahomans brace for work requirements for SoonerCare

Advocates are bracing for how federal work requirements for SoonerCare will impact the estimated 126,000 Oklahomans who will have to adhere to them. The Oklahoma Healthcare Authority — which oversees the state's version of Medicaid, SoonerCare — has begun sending out letters to Oklahomans who these new work requirements may impact. These about 126,000 Oklahomans will have to complete 80 hours a month of work, community service, or educational programs to keep their insurance. These people are adults from 19 to 64. As of July, there were 1,036,261 people on SoonerCare, making the portion of Oklahomans who will have to complete these hours about 12% of all people on SoonerCare in the state. The requirements will take effect in January. Dr. Julie Strebel, the president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, fears that the work requirements will cause Oklahomans to lose their insurance. “These people are going to fall through the cracks, and they are going to lose their coverage," Strebel said. For folks who are exempt from the work requirements — such as pregnant people, postpartum people, those who are medically frail and disabled people — they will have to go to their physicians up to four times a

Oklahoma · 09-07

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OU Children’s Hospital Performs State’s First Partial Heart Transplant, Giving Infant Living Valves That Can Grow

Rare procedure may spare children a lifetime of repeated open-heart surgeries. Oklahoma Children’s OU Health has performed Oklahoma’s first partial heart transplant, replacing an infant’s failing heart valves with living valves from a donor heart that can grow with the child. The surgery, performed by the pediatric...

Oklahoma · 09-05