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1960

1960

With its doors open, Baptist Memorial Hospital offered many of the latest advances in medical technology and procedures, providing Oklahoma City with a new source of specialized medical care. Expansion …

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1961

1961-1963

The early years of the 1960s were a fast-moving era of expansion for Baptist Memorial Hospital. Both the Doctors’ Medical Building and School of Nursing were added to the main …

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1964

1964-71

New services continued to be offered as Baptist Memorial Hospital became an established center for advanced medical care in Oklahoma City. By 1965, more than 50,000 patients had been admitted, …

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1972

1972-1975

After more than a decade of steady growth, Baptist Memorial Hospital was one of Oklahoma City’s largest employers. The physical facility had changed over the years, and now it was …

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1976

1976-1979

Having considered divesting itself of hospital ownership for some time, the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and Baptist Medical Center administration agreed to part ways. Ownership transferred to the new …

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