Media release
February 27, 2023 (Cushing, OK) – The City of Cushing and Hillcrest HealthCare System have executed an extension of the current lease at Hillcrest Hospital Cushing until Jan. 31, 2030. This agreement will keep Hillcrest Cushing as one of the major health care providers in the area.
“I am pleased to announce this new agreement with Hillcrest HealthCare System for a seven-year partnership,” said Michael Griffith, chairman of the Cushing Hospital Authority. “We spent over a year collaborating with the team at Hillcrest to ensure the health needs of the community are met. Hillcrest and the City are in agreement that the hospital authority will have a voice in key strategic decisions so we can operate in a more collaborative partnership.”
Hillcrest Cushing made several commitments as part of this agreement, including assurances Hillcrest Cushing will maintain the hospital as a full-service health care facility. This protects the community against hospital operators who might want to downsize the facility or reclassify the hospital as rural emergency, which would send complicated medical services to another location.
“I feel we are on the path to restoring community confidence in our hospital,” said Dee Renshaw, CEO of Hillcrest Cushing. “We will continue working to prove to residents of this community that the Cushing Hospital Authority’s trust in our hospital is not taken for granted. We remain committed to a more effective partnership with City leadership and look forward to providing medical care to the Cushing community.”
In the last 12 months, Hillcrest Cushing added new services, including outpatient wound care, in-patient medical stabilization (de-tox) to assist individuals with addictive behaviors, expansions in the orthopedic program, installing a new MRI and bringing on a new emergency department manager and new lab manager.
Learn more about Hillcrest Cushing, including services provided and a list of physicians, by visiting hillcrestcushing.com or calling 918-225-2915.
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About City of Cushing
Cushing residents enjoy amenities common only to much larger communities, such as a full- service regional hospital and a major healthcare center. The city-owned Cushing Aquatic Center and waterpark provides a full day’s entertainment in the summer months for a fraction of the cost of commercial water attractions. Excellent public education, serving just over 1,800 students district-wide, is another benefit residents say drew them to Cushing. Community theatre, bowling, golf, cinema, and numerous restaurants offer residents entertainment on demand close to home.
Keystone Lake is only 25 minutes away, and the major cultural attractions in Tulsa are just one hour’s drive. See Oklahoma City and all it has to offer whenever you want, it’s 90 minutes from Cushing, but come home to a town where personal connections are easy to make.
About Hillcrest Hospital Cushing
Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, a part of Hillcrest HealthCare System, is a community-owned facility offering a variety of services for patients of all ages in the Cushing, Oklahoma area. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging and more. Hillcrest Cushing has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” three times. For more information, visit hillcrestcushing.com.
