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1980

1980-1982

By 1980, 21 years after it opened, Baptist Medical Center had become one of Oklahoma’s most prominent health care institutions. The campus included five structures, and as new medical technologies …

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1983

1983-1984

Amid all the continued medical innovations occurring during the early 1980s, Baptist Medical Center again experienced a corporate restructuring, becoming Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma. The center celebrated its 25th …

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1985

1985-1987

With the creation of the Oklahoma Heart Center the previous year, Baptist Medical Center was a regional resource for state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment by 1985. Dr. Nazhi Zuhdi performed the …

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1988

1988-1995

A host of programs and procedures earned accreditation and approval during this period, and BMC launched a number of important community-based initiatives. In 1995, Baptist Medical Center officially became part …

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