INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center has been a part of the southwest Oklahoma City community since 1965 – first as South Community Hospital. It has grown from a 73-bed community hospital to a comprehensive medical center offering a full range of services with nearly 400 beds.

 
Teaching Infection Control is ‘Elementary'!

During the mid-October observance of National Infection Control Week, volunteers from INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center gathered at Fillmore Elementary School to review basic practices to help prevent the spread of flu and other germs that can cause illness. The children were taught elementary principles about how to cover their cough and sneeze and the importance of hand washing. They were also encouraged to take these basic guidelines home to teach their families about the proper ways to deal with sneezes and coughing, and how to wash their hands to prevent the spread of infection.

A Stroke is No Joke

Knowing that “a stroke is no joke,” the staff of the INTEGRIS Stroke Center of Oklahoma provides monthly health and educational information, and outreach and support designed to educate stroke survivors, caregivers and family members of stroke survivors after they are out of the hospital. This information provides them with practical know-how for dealing with both the short- and long-term effects of stroke, and how to effectively anticipate needed care for stroke survivors.

Jazzercise after School Program

To help keep their minds and bodies active, Fillmore Elementary School students participate in an after school Jazzercise program two afternoons each week. INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center sponsors the program for increasing exercise among students, teachers and parents. More than 50 students participate in a 30-minute exercise program lead by an instructor. The program was designed to promote a healthy lifestyle and to demonstrate to students that exercise can be fun when done together.

Life after Loss: Grief Support Groups

Because of the role that grief can play in the physical and mental health of surviving loved ones, INTEGRIS Southwest offers a six-week program designed to provide information and support to those who have experienced the loss of a loved one through death. Participants receive information about normal grief responses and dialog with other survivors to help support each other with their own unique experiences of loss and recoveryJim Thorpe Courage Awards

Additional Programs:

• Traumatic Brain Injury Couples' Retreat
• Parkinson's Disease Support Group
• Annual Chatenay Square 5km Run
• Brain Injury Support Group
• Aquatic Exercise Classes
• MDA Summer Camp
• Arthritis Foundation
• Volunteer Services
• Peer Visitor Group
• MDA Telethon
• Celebration of Life
• Hispanic Health Fair
• Counseling Services
• AHA Stroke Task Force
• Caregiver Support Group
• Oklahoma Blood Institute
• Patient Transportation Service
• "Thinkfirst" Prevention Program
• Medication Assistance Program
• Life After Loss Grief Support Group Jim Thorpe Association Children’s Events