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Highlighting nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Hillcrest Hospital Cushing has been named a 2022 Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. Hillcrest Cushing is recognized in the Top Rural Hospitals category. The Leapfrog Top Hospital awards are widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital…

Amy Rea is being called a walking miracle. After an hour in cardiac arrest, her pulse returned thanks to a tireless, determined and dedicated team of professionals at Hillcrest Hospital South performing non-stop CPR. It all started on a normal workday. Headed to the hospital Rea, 48, was at work in Broken Arrow on Monday,…

Hillcrest Medical Center is now one of just three Oklahoma hospitals that can receive infant patients who need critical care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by helicopter. The program, in partnership with Tulsa Life Flight, launched on Dec. 27, 2022. The first NICU patient was brought to the hospital by helicopter on Dec.…

Hillcrest Medical Center awarded 91-year-old Margie Perdue for her volunteer hours at a ceremony in December 2022. Margie has been volunteering at our hospital for more than 20 years! Margie spoke to News on 6 about how she’s spent over 19,000 volunteer hours helping our patients and staff. You can watch the story here. Hillcrest…

A tidal wave of information has circulated social media for the last few months regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. But what parcels of information can be trusted? Hillcrest HealthCare System Chief Medical Officer Guy Sneed, M.D., and Utica Park Clinic Chief Medical Officer Jeffrey Galles, D.O., addressed 10 common concerns surrounding the vaccine. Here are their…

A practicing attorney and mother of four adult children, Bobbie Chandler has a passion for her career. She is fortunate to have candid relationships with her co-workers at the law firm as they were the first to notice – and mention to her – when she became short of breath. Additionally, her right breast had…

When the coronavirus began spreading, hospitals across the country assembled designated COVID-19 teams and units to care for patients. Caregivers with diverse medical backgrounds were brought together for one common purpose: to provide care, comfort and support. At Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Kristin Canady, RN, has been one such nurse joining the front lines…

Since the age of 4, Frances Giessen, RN, had her sights set on working in health care. In college, she started taking pre-med courses but redirected her interests toward nursing when she realized the main thing she wanted to do was simply help people. Now, a year and a half into her nursing career in…