At their statewide meeting, the Baptist General Convention in Oklahoma announced a planning committee, led by Gov. Robert S. Kerr, for a new hospital in Oklahoma City. Dr. T.B. Lackey, …

Despite setbacks, the Baptist General Convention officially approved the hospital project and authorized a fundraising plan to raise $500,000 matched by the BGC. The vision and funds needed for Baptist …

With planning and fundraising well underway, a 22-acre tract of land on Northwest Highway was selected. Situated on a hill, the land included a view of Lake Hefner. The hospital’s …

With bulldozers grading the hilltop on which Baptist Hospital would rest, a more fully formed administration and medical staff began to develop. Citizens of Oklahoma City could begin to envision …

Baptist Memorial Hospital was finally ready to open its doors. Hailed as a “push-button marvel,” the hospital featured the latest medical technologies. An opening-day brochure called it “the ultimate in …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

As Oklahoma City’s premier provider of comprehensive medical services, from primary care and health screenings to high-tech surgical procedures and specialty care, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center received the Consumer Choice …

Hurricane Katrina proved that INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center was more than just an Oklahoma City asset — it was a crucial provider of critical care for the entire region. And …

The award-winning INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. Children, minority populations, people with disabilities, women and the elderly benefited from IBMC-sponsored programs both at the medical …

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center continues to be central to the health and well-being of Oklahoma City’s thousands of residents with nine integrated Centers of Excellence. Now a member of the …

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