Tulsa hospital’s fate debated

 
BY JULIE BISBEE    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: November 23, 2008
photo - OSU MEDICAL CENTER, BUILDING: Exterior photo of the Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa Okla., Thursday, February 7, 2008. BY MATT STRASEN, THE OKLAHOMAN ORG XMIT: KOD
OSU MEDICAL CENTER, BUILDING: Exterior photo of the Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa Okla., Thursday, February 7, 2008. BY MATT STRASEN, THE OKLAHOMAN ORG XMIT: KOD

A mix of public and private funds might be what it takes to keep the Oklahoma State Medical Center in Tulsa afloat, officials said.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Comparing hospitals

OU Medical

OSU-Tulsa

Center

Medical Center

Cost of un-reimbursed patient medical care:

$31.76 million

$23.5 million

Percentage of patients uninsured or on Medicaid:

60.2

59

Number of patients treated in 2007.

413,000

50,000

Source: 2007 figures from OU Medical Center

and OSU-Tulsa Medical Center

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