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The health system is anchored by the 1,100-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the 11th largest hospital in the United States, which includes a 162-bed Children's Hospital with the region's only level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.
CityPlex Towers, originally known as City of Faith Medical and Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma There are three triangular towers with over 2,200,000 square feet (200,000 m 2 ) of office space. [2] The tallest is the 60-story CityPlex Tower which at 648 feet (198 m) is the third tallest building in Oklahoma (after Devon Tower and BOK Tower ).
The hospital has expanded several times and now surrounds the chapel. St. Francis Hospital was renamed St. Francis Regional Medical Center in 1982. In 2009, the hospital's name was changed to Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis. [7] Today, the hospital is known as Ascension Via Christi St. Francis.
The Foundation established the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa in 1959 and Laureate Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic in 1989. [8] The hospital opened in 1960, and was operated by the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood from 1960 to 1969, and presently by the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan. [ 9 ]
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In 2006, the hospital changed its name to OSU Medical Center, [10] as the State of Oklahoma passed Senate Bill 1771, which provided $40 million to fund improvements at the hospital. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The city formed a trust to take over the hospital, which was threatened with closure by lack of funds. [ 5 ]
On June 1, 2022, Michael Louis opened fire in the Natalie Building, part of the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. [1] He killed four people, three of whom were hospital staff, and injured an unspecified number of others before committing suicide.
In March 1998, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hankinson, North Dakota transferred sponsorship of a hospital and eight clinics to CHI. In September 2010, Consolidated Health Services, a home care service provider with 30 locations in Kentucky , Ohio , and Indiana, joined CHI. [ 5 ]