The OU Health Story

As Oklahoma’s flagship comprehensive, academic health system, we’ve been steadfast in our commitment to education, research and patient care. Over the last 100 years, we’ve delivered more babies than we can count, taken care of your family, trained Oklahoma’s healthcare workforce and contributed to a huge number of scientific breakthroughs. We’ve won awards, we’ve celebrated milestones.

And over the past few years, we’ve been striving for more. We became an Oklahoma non-profit and started a new journey focused on changing the state of health for all Oklahomans. We are transforming as an organization where every aspect of what we do is centered around the people we serve and serve with. Modern technology, new state-of-the-art facilities, research breakthroughs that we use in your care plan, all available for every Oklahoman.

Health is not just a word – it’s a state of mind. A philosophy on work and life. It is a future. It is using the science of health to live our lives well. It is time with those you love, doing the things you love. Health is connection to each other, to our community, to our patients. It is connection to our future selves and what is possible when we take care of each other. Health is healing.

We understand that people don’t live for their blood pressure scores, they live for the joy in their lives. That’s why when people come to us for care, we understand that we are a part of the journey that gives them more memories. For health equals time. And time is the most valued gift of all.

Our work has been building – and our momentum is rising. We’re feeling the transformation, and it’s time for a new name to reflect our limitless future. We know this future is not one that is just doctor and medicine focused, but one that encompasses the story of our patients and their lives.

We’re OU Health – the combined effort of OU Health Sciences Center and OU Medicine. We are a large family and we continue to grow.

OU Health. The future of health is here.