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Mercy
Memorial Foundation
Healthcare at a New Level:
Grounded in the present
Today, Mercy Memorial Health Center stands as the
premier regional health care facility in a six-county area of south central
Oklahoma, serving a population of more than 100,000.
As the largest hospital in the region, Mercy Memorial provides a full
range of medical specialties. With over 100 practicing physicians and
more than 950 employees, the hospital serves more than 8,700 inpatients and records
almost 100,000 outpatient visits each year. The emergency room serves
approximately 37,000 patients annually.
An economically strong community
Companies have spent
over $477 million in capital investments, resulting in more than 700 new
Ardmore jobs in
the past five years. Ardmore has been recognized as having one of the
nation’s top economic development programs for cities its size and has
witnessed several significant growth factors in recent years.
The hospital keeps pace
Technological and medical practice advances, with new
physicians recruited, have enabled the hospital to treat complex medical
conditions formerly referred to large medical centers. The hospital has made a significant economic
contribution to the community over the past five years, with $34.5 million
in capital investment on the campus and nearly $10 million contributed each
year in charity care and un-reimbursed medical services.
In FY 2006 the hospital provided approximately $20 million in charity care
and unreimbursed services and is budgeting for $25 million in FY 2007.
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New specialties continue to be added, providing new and
expanded services in cardiology, diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, wound
care, hyperbaric medicine and occupational medicine.
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Four new operating
rooms have been added to the six existing, newly remodeled and updated
operating rooms.
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Since 1999 the number
of co-workers at Mercy Memorial has grown by 33%, with an annual payroll
of $30 million.
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For the past 10 years, Mercy Memorial has supported rural neighboring hospitals and
clinics, including Healdton, Marietta, Davis, Sulphur, Wilson, Ratliff City,
Ringling
and Tishomingo, allowing the local hospitals to remain open and viable.
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