Heart of the Matter: INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital at Baptist Medical Center in 2024
More Oklahomans die every year from heart disease than citizens of any other state.
It claims more lives than cancer, diabetes, and car accidents.
Beginning in 2024, a new patient-centered, state-of-the-art heart hospital will be opening on the INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center campus. This state-of-the-art facility is designed with our patients top of mind, ensuring easy navigation of all cardiac services in one location. Today, doctor’s offices, procedure rooms, operating rooms, labs and waiting areas are spread throughout INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center, Northwest Expressway campus. By creating a central hub for our heart services, our medical teams can be more efficient and better serve our patients and their families.
INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center has long been known as Oklahoma’s leader in caring for the most complicated medical needs. The new 209,000 square foot Heart Hospitals expands on that reputation and includes convenient cardiac diagnostic testing areas, eight Catheterization Labs increasing our capacity by three – comprising an Electrophysiology Suite, a TEE Suite and a Special Procedure Room. The four cardiovascular operating rooms are growing to 950 square feet to accommodate the team of 20+ caregivers needed in the room during a heart transplant.
The INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital has two 32- bed intensive care units designed for improved efficiency and patient care. Patient rooms are increased to an average of 300 square feet to accommodate the necessary patient care tools, allow for additional high-tech cardiac equipment and to create additional space for caregivers to work. The well-being of our heart patients is at the forefront of every decision in the new facility. Research has shown that having loved ones surround a patient during recovery is vital, and with larger patient rooms, it will not only be less daunting to the family when they first see their loved one connected to multiple machines, it will also allow them to have space to be physically present during their recovery.
In addition to the room expansions, a cutting-edge dedicated radial day recovery lounge is implemented into the design of the hospital to allow more day-of discharges. Previously, procedures such as placing a stint or an angioplasty would require the patient to stay overnight. However, a much less invasive surgery can be performed by using a radial approach as opposed to the femoral approach, which allows for a quicker recovery. This radial lounge will allow patients to sit for a few hours while watching TV or reading before being discharged shortly afterward.
But not everyone in Oklahoma who needs us can get to INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center for every appointment. The new INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital will serve as the hub for our network of more than 60 heart hospital clinics statewide. Nearly 50% of our cardiac patients live outside of the OKC metro area, and our incredible heart physicians travel the state to ensure that those patients are getting the care they need, from checkups to transplants.
The INTEGRIS Health Foundation has launched a $50-million campaign to support the new INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital. Revolutionary results start with philanthropy.
If you’d like to learn more about the Heart Hospital or how you can accelerate progress at INTEGRIS Health, check out or Heart Hospital Page below.