2025 Impact Report: A Year of Transforming Lives Through Compassionate Care
NICU Patient Wearing a Hand-Knitted Cap, Courtesy of the Limitless Foundation
As we reflect on 2025, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for your extraordinary generosity and unwavering commitment to advancing health care across Oklahoma. Thanks to you, the INTEGRIS Health Foundation invested $8,816,995 in projects that touched thousands of lives—from the tiniest newborn to seniors in their final days, from patients battling addiction to those recovering from life-saving transplants.
Your compassion funded not just equipment and technology, but hope, dignity, healing, and second chances. Every dollar you invested became a moment of comfort for a child in the pediatric unit, a lifeline for a cancer patient traveling from a rural community, or the difference between despair and recovery for someone seeking addiction treatment.
Advancing Medical Excellence: Technology That Saves Lives
In 2025, your support brought cutting-edge medical technology to communities across Oklahoma, ensuring patients receive the most advanced care available. These investments in health care innovation represent your commitment to excellence and your belief that every patient deserves access to life-saving tools.
Critical equipment funded by donors included:
Advanced cardiac monitoring systems and simulation labs that allow heart care teams to practice life-saving procedures before they’re ever needed on a patient
State-of-the-art burn center equipment including specialized feeding systems and training manikins, ensuring burn patients receive world-class care
Neonatal transport isolettes and NICU monitoring systems that safely transport and care for the most vulnerable newborns during their first critical days of life
Surgical navigation systems for precise, minimally invasive procedures, including sinus surgery equipment that brings specialized care to rural communities
Wireless upgrades for operating room equipment, replacing outdated systems to ensure surgical efficiency and patient safety
ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) equipment for heart and lung transplant patients, replacing devices beyond repair with the most reliable, life-saving technology available
Long-term EEG monitoring machines for both adult and pediatric neurology patients, allowing for more accurate diagnoses without requiring transfer to distant facilities
Breast MRI technology and advanced imaging systems that bring early cancer detection and diagnosis closer to home for patients in underserved areas
These technological advances represent more than just equipment—they represent your vision for a health care system where every patient, regardless of location or financial means, has access to the most sophisticated medical care available.
Breaking Down Barriers: Ensuring Access to Care for All
One of the most profound impacts of your generosity in 2025 was removing the financial obstacles that prevent people from receiving critical medical care. Across every INTEGRIS Health facility, donor-funded assistance programs ensured that no patient was turned away because of their inability to pay.
Your donations provided:
Lodging assistance for patients and families traveling long distances for transplants, cancer treatment, and specialized care, ensuring they could stay near their loved ones during critical procedures
Post-transplant medication support through the Breath of Life Fund and Samara Family Transplant Fund, covering the high cost of life-sustaining medications that help lung, heart, and other transplant recipients focus on healing rather than financial stress
Transportation assistance including gas cards and ride services that eliminated barriers for patients in rural areas who needed to reach essential medical appointments
Nutritious meals through the CanServe program, providing cancer patients with five healthy meals as they began treatment—offering both physical nourishment and emotional comfort during an overwhelming time
Medication assistance for essential prescriptions not covered by insurance, including anti-nausea drugs, antibiotics, and symptom management medications that help patients stay stable throughout treatment
Medical equipment for home use, including wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen equipment, and mobility aids that allow patients to continue healing safely after discharge
Grief groceries and funeral assistance for hospice families facing financial hardship, lifting a heavy burden and allowing loved ones to grieve with dignity and peace of mind
Financial support through the James L. Henry Indigent Patient Fund, ensuring that even patients without means received compassionate care, medication assistance, and transportation support
These patient assistance programs transformed abstract barriers into tangible solutions. You ensured that a cancer diagnosis didn’t also mean bankruptcy, that a heart transplant didn’t require choosing between medication and rent, and that recovery from addiction wasn’t limited to those who could afford treatment.
Healing Addiction: Supporting Recovery and Rebuilding Lives
The opioid crisis and addiction epidemic continues to devastate families across Oklahoma. In 2025, your compassionate investment in addiction recovery services provided hope and healing to hundreds of individuals seeking to reclaim their lives from substance abuse and behavioral health challenges.
Donor support for INTEGRIS Health Arcadia Trails Center for Addiction Recovery provided critical financial assistance totaling over $600,000 throughout the year, enabling patients to receive comprehensive inpatient treatment addressing both addiction and underlying mental health conditions. For many patients, your generosity literally meant the difference between life and death—between continued substance abuse and the beginning of recovery.
These funds ensured that financial barriers didn’t prevent someone from accessing the intensive, residential treatment necessary for lasting recovery. You provided second chances, you restored families, and you proved that addiction is a medical condition deserving of the same compassionate care as any other illness.
Caring for Our Youngest Patients: Pediatric Excellence and Family Support
Children deserve health care environments that ease their fears and support their families during frightening times. Your 2025 donations transformed pediatric care across INTEGRIS Health facilities, creating spaces of comfort, safety, and healing for Oklahoma’s youngest patients.
Pediatric care enhancements included:
New daybeds and recliners for pediatric units and PICUs, giving exhausted parents a comfortable place to rest while staying by their child’s bedside during hospital stays
Safe, comfortable NICU recliners where parents could hold and bond with their fragile newborns during critical early days of care
Bright, cheerful pillowcases stitched by volunteers, stuffed animals, and toys that brought warmth and joy to hospital rooms, helping children feel less frightened
Joy Carts stocked with puzzle books, blankets, and newspapers that offered small comforts making a big difference in patient morale
Interactive gaming technology and Child Life programs including Beads of Courage and “Draw Alive” systems that provided therapeutic, engaging experiences helping children cope during hospitalization
Custom treatment tables and child-friendly equipment making medical procedures less intimidating for pediatric patients
Video conferencing equipment improving communication between families, medical teams, and specialists to coordinate care effectively
Advanced ultrasound technology for NICU care that reduced painful procedures for tiny patients by guiding caregivers with precision
State-of-the-art Panda Warmers and LED phototherapy systems ensuring newborns received the best possible care from their first moments of life
Car seats for families in need, ensuring newborns and young children could travel home safely
These investments acknowledged a profound truth: when a child is hospitalized, the entire family needs care. Your donations supported not just young patients, but also the exhausted, worried parents keeping vigil at their bedsides.
Fighting Cancer with Compassion: Comprehensive Oncology Support
A cancer diagnosis changes everything. In 2025, your support for the INTEGRIS Health Cancer Institute ensured that patients facing cancer received not only excellent medical treatment but also the comprehensive support services that address the physical, emotional, and financial challenges of cancer care.
Cancer care support included:
Free acupuncture sessions through the Sarah Brumley Fund, providing integrative therapies that reduce stress, improve symptom control, and support whole-person healing
CanServe meal programs delivering nutritious food to patients beginning treatment, offering both physical nourishment and emotional comfort during challenging times
Lodging assistance for patients traveling more than 50 miles for treatment, ensuring they could access specialized care close to their medical team
Gas cards for patients from rural areas, making consistent access to life-saving treatment possible
Medication assistance for essential drugs not typically covered under chemotherapy or immunotherapy, helping patients manage side effects and stay on track with treatment
New infusion chairs and waiting room furniture creating more comfortable spaces for patients receiving oncology treatments
VeinFinder technology easing IV placement for patients undergoing frequent procedures, enhancing comfort and reducing anxiety
Advanced genetics training for Advanced Practice Providers, ensuring staff have the latest education in genetic counseling—a crucial aspect of cancer treatment and survivorship care
The DeAnn Smith Oncology Scholarship providing vital continuing education to oncology nurses
Survivor Day celebrations including chair massages, bringing comfort, gratitude, and healing to those who have faced cancer
Grief groceries for families navigating loss, offering tangible support during life’s most difficult moments
Your cancer care investments recognized that successful oncology treatment extends far beyond chemotherapy and radiation. You provided holistic support that addressed the total person—body, mind, and spirit.
Gift of Life: Supporting Transplant Patients and Families
Organ transplantation represents medical science at its most miraculous—and most expensive. The costs extend far beyond surgery, encompassing lifetime medication needs, frequent follow-up care, and extended travel for patients from across the region. In 2025, your generosity ensured that financial concerns never prevented a transplant patient from receiving the gift of life.
Transplant program support included:
The Breath of Life Fund covering post-transplant medications for lung transplant recipients, removing barriers and helping patients focus on healing rather than financial stress
The Samara Family Transplant Fund providing lodging and medication assistance to transplant patients traveling from distant communities
Comprehensive transplant program optimization including Fibroscan software, legal services, fellowship training, and performance consulting that ensures the transplant program remains exceptional, efficient, and patient-centered
Transplant education room expansion enabling more patients to receive the information and support needed to prepare for transplant at the Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute
Patient lodging assistance during critical transplant procedures, removing barriers and providing comfort to families during anxious times
Post-transplant patient support after the National Foundation of Transplants closed, ensuring continuity of care for patients in vulnerable situations
Transplant patients face a unique journey—one that begins with life-threatening organ failure and extends through complex surgery into a lifetime of careful medication management and monitoring. Your support accompanied these patients every step of the way.
Compassionate Endings: Honoring Life Through Hospice Care
How we care for people in their final days reveals the true character of a health care system. In 2025, your support for hospice services ensured that every patient received compassionate, dignified end-of-life care regardless of their ability to pay. You transformed death from a medical event into a sacred passage surrounded by comfort, support, and love.
Hospice and end-of-life support included:
Non-funded hospice care ensuring patients received compassionate services even when insurance wouldn’t cover costs, bringing comfort, dignity, and peace to every life entrusted to INTEGRIS Health
A comprehensive Hospice House renovation creating a warm, professional, and soothing environment for patients and families through replaced flooring, ceiling tiles, countertops, and fresh paint
Specialized medical supplies including advanced wound care materials, feeding systems, and drain placements ensuring patients received high-quality, compassionate care
Cremation assistance for families facing financial hardship, lifting a heavy burden and allowing loved ones to grieve with dignity
Pastoral care comfort baskets offering tangible expressions of compassion during deeply difficult end-of-life decisions
Pastoral care flooring replacement creating a more welcoming, clean, and comforting environment for patients and families seeking spiritual support
Compassionate Creations program providing inkless wipes and impression paper giving grieving families handprints, footprints, and other keepsakes to cherish after loss
Heartbeat Bears lovingly gifted to ICU families facing the loss of a loved one, offering a tangible and comforting memory during deeply emotional times
Women’s Center grief seminars providing education, tools, and compassionate space for caregivers and families processing loss
Death is inevitable, but suffering is not. Your hospice support ensured that patients spent their final days in comfort rather than pain, surrounded by loved ones rather than isolated, and treated with dignity rather than as medical cases to be managed.
Restoring Independence: Rehabilitation and Recovery Services
Rehabilitation represents hope. When someone suffers a stroke, spinal cord injury, or other debilitating condition, skilled rehabilitation therapy can mean the difference between permanent dependence and restored independence. Your 2025 support for Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation and other rehabilitation programs gave patients throughout Oklahoma the tools and support they needed to reclaim their lives.
Rehabilitation services funded included:
Advanced gait trainers and therapy equipment allowing therapists to perform mobility training more safely and effectively
Assistive technology for spinal cord injury patients increasing independence by allowing those with limited mobility to call for assistance and control room settings even when unable to use traditional call lights
Barihab electronic lift systems assisting patients into standing positions, reducing physical strain on caregivers while enhancing patient safety during therapy
Specialized exercise equipment for bariatric and pulmonary patients expanding fitness options and promoting mobility, rehabilitation, and overall well-being
Cardiac rehabilitation equipment including recumbent bikes ensuring heart patients with mobility limitations could access essential rehabilitation promoting recovery
Hydraulic pool lifts enabling patients with limited mobility to safely access therapy pools and benefit from aquatic rehabilitation
The Jim Thorpe Courage Garden creating a beautiful outdoor therapy space where patients could regain strength, confidence, and independence
Neuromuscular go-chairs providing mobility and independence to patients with neuromuscular conditions awaiting their personal equipment
Patient equipment assistance providing wheelchairs, walking boots, lift slings, hip kits, braces, and walkers helping patients continue healing safely at home
Community re-entry programs including therapeutic cooking sessions helping rehabilitation patients build confidence and skills for independent living
Additional recliners for acute care units offering patients essential “out of bed” options preventing complications related to immobility
Cardiac rehabilitation assistance helping heart patients access vital services that strengthen recovery, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve long-term outcomes
Courage Award Scholarships supporting continuing education for therapists, enhancing their skills and advancing patient care
Rehabilitation therapy doesn’t just treat injuries—it rebuilds lives. Your support gave patients the equipment, expertise, and encouragement they needed to work toward goals they might have thought impossible after a devastating injury or illness.
Supporting Mental Wellness: Behavioral Health and Crisis Care
Mental health crises require immediate, compassionate responses. In 2025, your support for behavioral health services ensured that patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies received expert care during their most vulnerable moments.
Behavioral health investments included:
CareAI telepsychiatry carts connecting patients in crisis with behavioral health experts instantly when they need it most in emergency departments and medical-surgical units
Critical behavioral health infrastructure improvements including safety phone line replacements, sign language services for hearing-impaired patients, and therapeutic room refreshes
Meadowlake behavioral modification programs including reward systems, special outings, stocked unit stores, and annual events like Halloween carnivals helping young patients build self-esteem through positive reinforcement
Crisis Prevention Intervention training materials equipping caregivers with nonviolent de-escalation techniques improving safety for patients and staff
Mental health emergencies are just as serious as physical ones. Your support ensured that psychiatric patients received the same level of sophisticated, compassionate care as patients experiencing heart attacks or strokes.
Investing in Excellence: Supporting Health Care Professionals
Outstanding patient care starts with outstanding caregivers. In 2025, you recognized that supporting the dedicated professionals who serve patients every day creates a ripple effect of excellence throughout the entire health care system.
Caregiver support programs included:
Employee Emergency Relief Funds providing financial assistance to caregivers facing unexpected hardships, helping those who dedicate their lives to caring for others
Continuing medical education support including conference attendance, advanced certifications, and specialty training keeping caregivers on the leading edge of evidence-based medicine
Nursing scholarships and Growth in Nursing programs helping nurses pursue advanced education and training that elevates their skills, confidence, and leadership
Catalyst Nurse Leader Labs cultivating leadership and innovation among nursing staff, equipping them to improve care delivery, strengthen teamwork, and drive excellence
Pharmacy education and certification programs supporting advanced training that strengthens patient safety, compliance, and specialized care system-wide
Schwartz Rounds providing quarterly forums for reflection, peer connection, and emotional resilience-building supporting caregiver well-being
Pathway to Excellence conference support celebrating nursing achievements and reaffirming INTEGRIS Health’s commitment to creating healthy, empowering workplaces
Staff celebration events honoring caregivers’ achievements and recognizing their vital contributions to patient care
Ergonomic workplace improvements including office chairs, anti-fatigue mats, and updated furnishings creating more comfortable, efficient work environments
Health care professionals face extraordinary demands—long hours, emotional challenges, and the weight of life-or-death decisions. Your investment in their education, well-being, and professional development directly improved patient outcomes while preventing burnout and turnover among dedicated staff.
Extending Our Reach: Community Health and Education
True health care excellence extends beyond hospital walls into communities. In 2025, your support enabled INTEGRIS Health to bring preventive care, education, and medical services directly to underserved neighborhoods across Oklahoma.
Community outreach initiatives included:
Mobile and community clinics delivering essential care directly to neighborhoods with limited access to medical services, providing primary care visits, vaccinations, diabetes education, and pharmaceutical assistance
STOP the Bleed community preparedness programs training hundreds of community members in life-saving trauma response techniques
Stroke awareness education events empowering individuals with knowledge to act quickly during cardiovascular emergencies
Blood pressure monitoring education and stroke prevention programs distributed to at-risk patients
Stanley Hupfeld Academy support providing classroom materials, uniforms, and afterschool programming fostering academic success and personal growth
Community Clinic equipment updates, additional vaccines, and patient assistance ensuring uninsured individuals access essential health care and screenings
These community health initiatives prevented illness, detected disease early, and brought medical care to people who might otherwise never see a doctor. Your support transformed health care from a service people travel to receive into a presence actively working to improve community health.
Creating Healing Environments: Facility Improvements and Patient Comfort
The physical environment where healing occurs matters profoundly. Hospital stays are stressful enough without adding discomfort from worn furniture, outdated spaces, or inadequate facilities. In 2025, your support transformed INTEGRIS Health facilities into more welcoming, comfortable, and therapeutic healing environments.
Facility enhancements included:
New bedside tables for all patients ensuring convenient surfaces for meals and secure storage for personal belongings
Updated waiting room furniture creating comfortable, welcoming spaces for anxious families during imaging appointments and procedures
New bassinets in women’s units improving safety, functionality, and the experience for new families
Cardiac tower lounge furniture providing more comfortable spaces for patients and families
Cafeteria dining area refreshes with new furniture creating welcoming spaces for caregivers, patients, and visitors to rest and recharge
Burn Center remodel planning and design supporting the much-anticipated renovation enhancing quality and safety of burn care
ICU renovation creating modern healing environments designed for comfort, advanced monitoring, and high-quality critical care
Cardiac rehab flooring replacement eliminating infection control risks and creating safer, cleaner environments for patient rehabilitation
Emergency Department nurses station refresh with fresh paint, new artwork, and modernized furnishings improving both patient experience and staff workflow
NICU curtain replacements meeting updated fire codes ensuring safe, compliant care environments
Heart Hospital IT infrastructure expansion ensuring seamless integration of 72 new patient beds with existing systems
These facility improvements might seem mundane compared to life-saving medical equipment, but they matter immensely to patients and families spending difficult days and nights in hospitals. Your support acknowledged that healing requires more than just medical intervention—it requires environments that promote rest, comfort, and peace of mind.
Looking Ahead: Your Continued Partnership in Health Care Excellence
As we look toward the future, the need for philanthropic support of health care has never been greater. Medical technology advances rapidly, patient needs grow more complex, and financial barriers to care affect increasing numbers of Oklahomans. The challenges are significant—but so is your commitment.
In 2025, your partnership with the INTEGRIS Health Foundation made possible:
Nearly $9 million in health care improvements across Oklahoma
Life-saving medical equipment giving patients access to the most advanced care available
Financial assistance removing barriers for thousands of patients facing cancer, transplants, addiction, and other serious conditions
Compassionate end-of-life care ensuring dignity and comfort for hospice patients and their families
Support for health care professionals through continuing education, emergency relief, and workplace improvements
Community health initiatives bringing preventive care and education to underserved populations
Facility improvements creating healing environments that promote patient comfort and recovery
But beyond the numbers, beyond the equipment and programs, your 2025 giving represented something profoundly human: the recognition that we all share responsibility for one another’s well-being. When you support health care philanthropy, you affirm that every person—regardless of their financial circumstances—deserves access to excellent medical care, delivered with compassion and respect.
Thank You: Your Generosity Changes Lives
As we close this 2025 impact report, we want to express our deepest gratitude. Your generosity funded medical breakthroughs, supported struggling families, comforted frightened children, and gave hope to patients facing their darkest hours. You made possible the extraordinary care that happens every single day across INTEGRIS Health facilities throughout Oklahoma.
We witnessed your impact in:
The tears of relief from a transplant recipient who can afford their life-saving medications
The smile of a child receiving a comfort toy during a frightening hospital stay
The gratitude of a rural cancer patient who can travel for treatment because you covered their gas and lodging
The hope in the eyes of someone beginning addiction recovery treatment they couldn’t otherwise afford
The peaceful final days of a hospice patient surrounded by dignity and comfort
The first steps of a stroke survivor using donor-funded rehabilitation equipment
The confident skill of nurses trained through scholarship programs you support
These moments of healing, comfort, and hope happened because you chose to invest in health care excellence. Because you recognized that quality health care is a community responsibility. Because you believed that every person deserves compassionate, comprehensive medical care.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Thank you for your vision, your compassion, and your extraordinary generosity. Thank you for making 2025 a year of transformation for thousands of patients and families across Oklahoma.
As we move forward together, we remain committed to being faithful stewards of your gifts and to maintaining the transparent communication you deserve. We look forward to partnering with you in the year ahead, continuing our shared goal of providing exceptional health care to all who need it.
Story by Kris Leininger