Deaconess Hospital (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Summary

Integris Health Baptist Medical Center - North Portland (formerly Deaconess Hospital) is a hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Integris Health Baptist Medical Center - North Portland
Integris Health
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Geography
LocationNorthwest Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Coordinates35°31′35.7″N 97°35′21″W / 35.526583°N 97.58917°W / 35.526583; -97.58917
Organization
Religious affiliationBaptist (Present)
Free Methodist(1931-2005)
Services
Beds238 [1]
History
Former name(s)Deaconness Hospital, AllianceHealth Deaconness
Links
Websitehttps://integrisok.com/locations/hospital/integris-baptist-portland-avenue
ListsHospitals in the United States

History edit

The hospital was originally founded in 1931 by the Free Methodist Church. Anna Luella Witteman, a civic leader and superintendent of a Free Methodist mission home for girls, led the expansion of a medical building.[2] Witteman, and other women involved with the Free Methodist Church as deaconesses staffed the medical building, leading to the original name of the hospital (Deaconess Hospital).[2][3]

Triad Health Systems bought the hospital in 2005, after which it was sold to Tennessee based Community Health Systems in 2007.[4] After the purchase by Community Health Systems, the hospital was known as AllianceHealth Deaconess from 2007-2018.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Portland Avenue". INTEGRIS Health.
  2. ^ a b Synar, Edwyna (2021-04-05). "Remember The Ladies: The Birth of Deaconess Hospital". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Retrieved 2023-09-19 – via NewsBank.
  3. ^ "Anna L. Witteman, Class of 1938 | Oklahoma Hall of Fame". www.oklahomahof.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  4. ^ Wingerter, Meg (2018-10-03). "Integris completes purchase of Deaconess hospital". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. ^ "Community Health Systems Completes Divestiture of Oklahoma City Hospital". www.businesswire.com. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ^ "INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Portland Avenue (370032)". American Hospital Directory. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

External links edit

  • INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center - North Portland
  • Archived - Deaconess Official
  • Archived - Free Methodist Church - Deaconess Affiliates with Triad Hospitals, Inc.