Deaconess Hospital (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Explained

Integris Health Baptist Medical Center - North Portland
Org/Group:	Integris Health
Location:	Northwest Oklahoma City
Address:	5501 N Portland Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
State:	OK
Country:	US
Religious Affiliation:	Baptist (Present) Free Methodist(1931-2005)
Beds:	238 ^[1]
Former-Names:	Deaconness Hospital, AllianceHealth Deaconness
Website:	https://integrisok.com/locations/hospital/integris-baptist-portland-avenue

Integris Health Baptist Medical Center - North Portland (formerly Deaconess Hospital) is a hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

History

The hospital was originally founded in 1931 by the Free Methodist Church. Anna Luella Witteman, a civic leader and superintendent of a Free Methodist mission home for girls, led the expansion of a medical building.^[2] Witteman, and other women involved with the Free Methodist Church as deaconesses staffed the medical building, leading to the original name of the hospital (Deaconess Hospital).^[3]

Triad Health Systems bought the hospital in 2005, after which it was sold to Tennessee based Community Health Systems in 2007.^[4] After the purchase by Community Health Systems, the hospital was known as AllianceHealth Deaconess from 2007-2018.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center - North Portland
• Archived - Deaconess Official
• Archived - Free Methodist Church - Deaconess Affiliates with Triad Hospitals, Inc.

Notes and References

1. Web site: INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Portland Avenue . INTEGRIS Health.
2. News: Synar . Edwyna . 2021-04-05 . Remember The Ladies: The Birth of Deaconess Hospital . y . Muskogee Daily Phoenix . 2023-09-19 . NewsBank.
3. Web site: Anna L. Witteman, Class of 1938 Oklahoma Hall of Fame . 2023-09-22 . www.oklahomahof.com . en.
4. Web site: Wingerter . Meg . 2018-10-03 . Integris completes purchase of Deaconess hospital . 2023-09-20 . The Oklahoman . en-US.
5. Web site: 2018-10-01 . Community Health Systems Completes Divestiture of Oklahoma City Hospital . 2023-09-20 . www.businesswire.com . en.
6. Web site: 2023-06-27 . INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Portland Avenue (370032) . 2023-09-20 . American Hospital Directory.