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OSU Academic Medical District uniting care, research and education in northeast Oklahoma

Change is coming to downtown Tulsa. And the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is the catalyst.
OSU Academic Medical District uniting care, research and education in northeast Oklahoma
New synthetic opioid “cychlorphine” raises concern among Oklahoma health experts

Fri, Mar 27, 2026

A new emerging synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine is causing alarm among health and law enforcement officials across Oklahoma, with experts warning of its extreme potency and growing presence in the illicit drug supply.

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OSU Medical Center receives historic $30M TSET Legacy Grant

Tue, Dec 2, 2025

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust has named Oklahoma State University Medical Center a recipient of the TSET Legacy Grant, providing $30 million in grant funding to support the hospital's ongoing expansion project.

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Care factor: Center for Health Systems Innovation improves care delivery with data-driven solutions

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

The Center for Health Systems Innovation, a Spears Business center with a footprint on the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus, is using data to transform health care delivery. These methods are improving accessibility and efficiency for clinicians

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Leaders, lawmakers celebrate transfer of new VA hospital

Tue, Nov 11, 2025

Federal, state and local lawmakers, leaders, stakeholders and supporters celebrated Veterans Day at the ownership transfer ceremony of the new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.

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Physicians continue their education at 13th annual Staab Symposium

Wed, Mar 26, 2025

The 13th annual Richard C. Staab Memorial Symposium will be April 4 and 5 presented by Oklahoma State University Medical Center's Internal Medicine Department and held on the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus.

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OSU Medicine to provide staff for McAlester Regional emergency department

Tue, Mar 19, 2024

Board-certified emergency medicine physicians from OSU Medicine will now be working in the emergency department at McAlester Regional Health Center during every shift, every day of the year.

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OSU Academic Medical District to serve veterans, improve mental health care

Wed, Apr 27, 2022

In October 2021, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held where two existing buildings, donated by the state and just across the street from OSUMC, will be renovated into the new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa.

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OSU-CHS named Nonprofit of Excellence at ONE Awards

Fri, Apr 30, 2021

OSU Center for Health Sciences was named the overall winner of the 2021 ONE Awards presented by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits at a ceremony on April 23 in Tulsa. The event honored 21 nonprofits from throughout the state for superior leadership

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