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Folsom (CA) Restores Engine to Service After Restructuring Ambulance Staffing
Folsom Fire Department has restored a fire engine to service that was cut from the budget last year by reducing the number of paramedics staffing the city’s three ambulances, CBS News Sacramento reported. One of the department’s five engines was eliminated in October 2025, leaving an area south of...
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Ascension St. John Application Accepted to Reclassify Nowata Hospital
Ascension St. John Nowata announced on Wednesday that it will continue serving patients in Nowata and surrounding rural communities as it transitions to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH), ensuring continued access to essential emergency and outpatient healthcare services close to home. This designation, granted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is effective immediately.
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Democratic Nominee for Governor Cyndi Munson Makes Appearance in Nowata
District 85 Representative and Democratic nominee for Governor Cyndi Munson made an appearance in Nowata Thursday evening. Munson discussed the evolving discussions around public education and also discussed healthcare. Ascension St. John applied earlier this year to reclassify their Nowata hospital from a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to a Rural...
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DOJ motions to dismiss Oklahoma AG’s lawsuit against Inola aluminum smelter
WASHINGTON (KSWO) — The U.S. Department of Justice’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) has filed a statement of interest in support of the construction of an aluminum smelter in Inola on Thursday. In the statement, the department addresses concerns brought forward in a lawsuit by Oklahoma Attorney...
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CREOKS Plans 62-Bed Recovery Center Near Tulsa-Creek County Line
CREOKS Health Services is planning a 62-bed substance use treatment center near the Tulsa-Creek County line, converting existing buildings near 3314 West 61st Street into a facility offering detox care, residential treatment and continuing recovery support under one roof. The project is currently moving through the zoning process, with construction expected to begin in early 2027 and take eight to 12 months to complete.
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CREOKS plans new 62-bed substance use treatment center near Tulsa-Creek County line
CREOKS is planning a new substance use treatment center near the Tulsa and Creek County line, designed to provide detox, residential treatment and continuing recovery support for people across Green Country. The proposed 62-bed facility would be located near 3314 West 61st Street. It would include 15 detox beds for...
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Nowata Still Trying to Save Hospital
The Nowata based group "Save Our Hospital," is still working to keep a hospital within Nowata County. In June, Ascension St. John submitted an application with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, that will then get reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, to reclassify Ascension St. John Nowata from a Critical Access Hospital, to a Rural Emergency Hospital. An REH designation would eliminate in-patient services. The application is still being reviewed.
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Tulsa utility customers can decide on EMSAcare in August
TULSA, Okla. — Each year in august, Tulsa utility customers can choose to either enroll in or opt out of the EMSAcare program for the upcoming service year, which begins Sept. 1. EMSAcare is a subscription program offered by Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). The program covers the cost...
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Tulsa utility customers can decide on EMSAcare in August
TULSA, Okla. — Each year in august, Tulsa utility customers can choose to either enroll in or opt out of the EMSAcare program for the upcoming service year, which begins Sept. 1. EMSAcare is a subscription program offered by Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). The program covers the cost...
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Oklahoma Heart Institute bringing national clinical trials to Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Getting treatment for heart disease often means traveling to larger metropolitan areas for advanced care, but doctors at the Oklahoma Heart Institute are working to change that by bringing nationwide clinical trials directly to Green Country. For many older or frail patients with heart disease, traveling...
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New minimally invasive spine surgery technique now available in Tulsa
Endoscopic spine surgery uses tiny incisions to reduce muscle disruption and can allow eligible patients to go home the same day. The three-year AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP grant will connect adults 55 and older with volunteer opportunities at nonprofits across the Tulsa area. 4 hours ago. 9 hours ago. Oklahoma’s Own...
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CN breaks ground on $400 million health center
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Cherokee Nation officials ceremoniously broke ground Aug. 19 for a $400 million outpatient and emergency health center, a facility expected to nearly double the local health workforce and expand specialty care in the reservation. The anticipated opening of the 400,000-square-foot Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center,...
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Q&A: ZERO Health co-founder Dr. Stan Schwartz on health care costs
TULSA, Okla. - Tulsa-based ZERO Health has spent nearly a decade developing a health care payment model aimed at making prices clearer and reducing out-of-pocket costs. Co-founder Dr. Stan Schwartz discussed how the company works, why health care prices can vary and how ZERO Health has grown since it started.
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Oklahoma Heart Institute bringing national clinical trials to Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Getting treatment for heart disease often means traveling to larger metropolitan areas for advanced care, but doctors at the Oklahoma Heart Institute are working to change that by bringing nationwide clinical trials directly to Green Country. For many older or frail patients with heart disease, traveling...
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Cherokee Nation Breaks Ground on $400M Claremore Health Center
CLAREMORE, OK – Cherokee Nation leaders gathered to break ground on the new Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center, a $400 million facility that will replace the current health center and significantly expand healthcare access across the Claremore service area. Funded entirely with Cherokee Nation general funds, the 400,000...
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Cherokee Nation breaks ground on new Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center
CLAREMORE, Okla. — Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will replace the current Claremore health center and significantly expand healthcare access for citizens and patients across the Claremore service area. The new health...
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Saint Francis Health System launches mobile ECMO Ambulance
TULSA, Okla. — Saint Francis Health System is launching a new mobile ECMO Ambulance. The new ambulance allows specialized Saint Francis teams to bring one of the most advanced forms of life support to critically ill patients at other hospitals and continue that life support as they take the patients to Saint Francis.
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System-owned physician practice closes after 59 years
Ascension Medical Group St. John Primary Care Pawhuska (Okla.) closed permanently on June 30, ending Dr. James Priest’s 59-year run as the rural Oklahoma clinic’s physician, Tulsa World reported Aug. 17. Dr. Priest, now in his late 80s, joined the clinic in 1967 and treated multiple generations of...