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Nowata residents push back against plan to change St. John hospital status
NOWATA, Okla. - Residents in Nowata are continuing their fight to keep inpatient services at Ascension St. John Nowata after the hospital announced plans to change its designation from a Critical Access Hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital. If approved, the change would eliminate inpatient admissions while keeping the emergency department and outpatient services open.
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Save Our Hospitals Group Rallies Support to Keep Full Services at Nowata Hospital
A grassroots group called Save Our Hospitals is urging residents to oppose Ascension St. John’s proposal to convert the Nowata hospital from a Critical Access Hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital, a move supporters say would eliminate inpatient care and significantly reduce local healthcare services. Appearing on KWON Radio's...
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Backers of proposed aluminum smelter at Inola respond to claims of critics
Body The two principal concerns of opponents to the proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter that would be built at the Port of Inola are allegations of environmental hazards and reduction in the quality of life. The opponents include several residents of Inola and the surrounding area, along with several state legislators and the state attorney general.
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Cherokee Nation honors 2026 graduating classes of Family Medicine, Pediatrics residency programs
The Cherokee Nation honored the 2026 graduating classes of the OMECO/Cherokee Nation Family Medicine and OMECO/OSU Pediatrics (Tribal/Rural Health Track) residency programs during a graduation ceremony held on June 26, at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah. In total, 10 physicians were celebrated, including eight graduates from the family medicine...
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Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Recognized for Rural Stroke Care
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville has been recognized by the American Heart Association for its efforts to improve stroke care in rural communities. The hospital earned the organization's Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze award. The award recognizes rural hospitals that demonstrate a...
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Cherokee Nation to Celebrate W.W. Hastings Hospital Grand Opening
Join Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner and other Cherokee Nation leaders as they celebrate the completion of the $470 million state-of-the-art W.W. Hastings Hospital. WHEN:. Thursday, July 9 at 11 a.m. WHERE:. W.W. Hastings Hospital. 19780 E. Ross St. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. WHO:. Principal...
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Headlines: Medicaid provider cuts, Tulsa domestic violence task force & OU Medicine outreach program
Oklahoma hospitals are expected to receive around $200 million less through the state’s Medicaid directed payment program. (StateImpact Oklahoma) Tulsa’s Mayor Monroe Nichols has issued an executive order to form a task force to prevent domestic violence incidents. (KWGS) Applications are open for grants to help Oklahoma gardeners...
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Cherokee Nation honors graduating OSU medical residency classes
TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation honored the 2026 graduating classes of the Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma/Cherokee Nation Family Medicine and OMECO/OSU Pediatrics (Tribal/Rural Health Track) residency programs during a graduation ceremony held June 26 at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah. In total, 10 physicians were celebrated,...
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Cherokee Nation Celebrates Ten New Physicians as Family Medicine and Pediatrics Residents Graduate
Ten newly minted physicians were honored last week as the Cherokee Nation marked the graduation of its 2026 residency classes in family medicine and pediatrics, adding another cohort of doctors trained to serve rural and tribal communities across northeastern Oklahoma. The ceremony, held June 26 at the Chota Conference Center,...
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Parkside Psychiatric Hospital shifts inpatient care to youth-only
TULSA, Okla. — Parkside Psychiatric Hospital has officially transitioned its inpatient services to focus exclusively on children and adolescents, making it the region’s only inpatient psychiatric provider dedicated solely to youth ages 5 to 17.
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Nowata Citizens Working to Save Hospital
The hospital in Nowata is applying to reclassify and a group of citizens are trying to keep the hospital they have. Ascension St. John has submitted an application to the Oklahoma State Department of Health to reclassify from a Critical Access Hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital. A group of Nowata citizens have started the “Save our Hospital” movement. Group Memeber Mike Dye says this will change what is available to residents through the hospital.
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Cherokee Nation Celebrates Ten New Physicians as Family Medicine and Pediatrics Residents Graduate
Ten newly minted physicians were honored last week as the Cherokee Nation marked the graduation of its 2026 residency classes in family medicine and pediatrics, adding another cohort of doctors trained to serve rural and tribal communities across northeastern Oklahoma. The ceremony, held June 26 at the Chota Conference Center,...
FOX 23 Tulsa KOKI
Ascension St. John becomes first Tulsa hospital to launch 'Dec My Room' program for NICU families
TULSA, Okla. — No one ever plans for a hospital stay after giving birth, but one local medical center is working to make the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) feel a little more cozy for Green Country families.
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Ascension St. John becomes 1st Tulsa hospital to launch 'Dec My Room' for NICU families
TULSA, Okla. — No one ever plans for a hospital stay after giving birth, but one local medical center is working to make the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) feel a little more cozy for Green Country families. Ascension St. John Medical Center has officially teamed up with Dec...
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‘Remember the 3 P’s’ for success in senior living and care ownership
Passion, planning and perseverance are the attributes necessary to succeed as a woman business owner in senior living and care, according to three experts who have blazed that trail for others. “Remember the three P’s,” advises Juniper Communities founder and CEO Lynne Katzmann. Katzmann was one of the...