OU Health Patient Tower

[GoGators]

This tower crane will be gone tomorrow (weather permitting)

[Laramie]

Oklahoma now has two cities (Oklahoma City & Tulsa) with level 1 trauma centers; St. Francis in Tulsa possesses a level one trauma center:

St. Francis Hospital System Complex, Tulsa

[CloudDeckMedia]

When did St. Francis become Level I?

[dankrutka]

When did St. Francis become Level I?

the day i was born there.

[BDP]

the day i was born there.

Bravo.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

the day i was born there.

Seriously, touche.

[catch22]

Did the nurses all gather around?

[turnpup]

Did the nurses all gather around?

I really didn't need to have Bad to the Bone stuck in my head tonight. Gee thanks, Catch!

[BB37]

Current plans are to have the new bed tower open in October of this year.

[dankrutka]

Did the nurses all gather around?

I didn’t retain memories until 3.5, but maybe.

[kevin lee]

Are we talking about the same TEC at Saint Francis? The one I know of is definitely level II trauma center.

[CloudDeckMedia]

According to one of their directors, OUMC is Oklahoma’s only Level I trauma center. @laramie, can you cite a source for your post?

[Laramie]

Not sure when they acquired the level one designation/certification; it has see sawed back & forth... Recall an incident on the news recently (2020) where a patient was taken to St. Francis because of their level one status.

IMG]https://www.saintfrancis.com/assets/images/logos/sf-logo.png[/IMG] https://www.saintfrancis.com/locatio...n=website-link

St. Francis and OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City are the only trauma centers in the state to be at level one. St. John, which was working toward its ACS certification, was given a temporary level two status.--https://oklahoman.com/article/192867...ter-downgrades

[CloudDeckMedia]

@laramie, the first link is of a general nature, and the 30-second video is an overview of St. Francis’ trauma services - it says nothing about it being a Level I trauma center.

The second link is to a 2003 story in the Oklahoman.

I’m confident that OU Medical Center is Oklahoma’s only Level I trauma center. It would be great to have more, but for now they’re it.

https://www.oumedicine.com/oumedicin...uma-one-center

[Edmond Hausfrau]

When did St. Francis become Level I?

St. Francis is a Level 2 trauma center.
OUMC is Level 1.
OUMC would be thrilled to see another Level 1 in the state, but they are it.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

@laramie, the first link is of a general nature, and the 30-second video is an overview of St. Francis’ trauma services - it says nothing about it being a Level I trauma center.

The second link is to a 2003 story in the Oklahoman.

I’m confident that OU Medical Center is Oklahoma’s only Level I trauma center. It would be great to have more, but for now they’re it.

https://www.oumedicine.com/oumedicin...uma-one-center

Correct!
Here is who certifies...
http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Correct!
Here is who certifies...
http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html

I should have clarified that you can search certified/verified trauma centers and their levels at that link. It shows for OK:
OU Medicine (Level 1) and St. John in Tulsa (Level 2).

[Laramie]

Contacted St. Francis (918) 494-2200; they are currently a Level 2 hospital. OU Medical Center is the only Level 1 hospital in the state of Oklahoma.

Stay safe and wish everyone the best..

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Just in case there are questions about the discrepancy between Laramie’s phone call and the Surgeons Commission on Trauma database. This explains it:

“In the United States, trauma centers are ranked by the American College of Surgeons(ACS), from Level I (comprehensive service) to Level III (limited-care). The different levels refer to the types of resources available in a trauma center and the number of patients admitted yearly. These are categories that define national standards for trauma care in hospitals. Level I and Level II designations are also given adult and or pediatricdesignations.^[12]Additionally, some states have their own trauma-center rankings separate from the ACS. These levels may range from Level I to Level IV. Some hospitals are less-formally designated Level V.”

[Laramie]

Good info, Blue Sky...

Wonder if having a Level I trauma center located in our city is a selling point that should be used in soliciting new business or attracting firms new to the state...

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Good info, Blue Sky...

Wonder if having a Level I trauma center located in our city is a selling point that should be used in soliciting new business or attracting firms new to the state...

https://www.ok.gov/health/Protective...und/index.html

It's already used that way, since they started working on it back in 2000, if memory serves. It's not a cherry on the top draw; it's a baseline level of service that a state needs and back then Oklahoma was losing doctors, researchers, etc. Having Level 1 brought us in line with other states.
It also runs in the red, which is why the state legislature had to create a fund for it. It's also why OUMC would be thrilled to see another Level 1, so someone else could share the burden of all the uninsured cases.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

And back on topic, the new tower looks amazing from outside! Great addition to campus.

[Laramie]

Impressive video

[Pete]

Construction crane being disassembled:

[Plutonic Panda]

Man if that had about 20 more stories on top of it that thing would be dope.