The Clinic was completed in September 2006. Motor Pool Facility construction was completed in December 2008 and is in the contract closeout process.
Background:
Morton Health Center provided quality care in the same building on East Pine in Tulsa for over 71 years. Vision 2025 funds were used to construct a 60,000 square-foot state-of-the-art medical center to treat patients with or without health insurance. The new clinic expands and provides additional services in medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, lab, x-ray, optometry, podiatry, health careers, patient education, and WIC. The clinic also provides after-hours care to all in need, reducing the current gridlock in emergency rooms. Practical experience will be provided to allied health professionals from area universities and technical colleges.
The new health center and training facility represents $14 million infrastructure investment in North Tulsa. Since 2000, Morton’s staff of 78 has increased to 110 and a $4.7 million payroll. Over the next 15 years, the community will benefit from 320 new jobs and a $12.5 million payroll and an increase in patient visits from 36,000 in 2002 to 71,000 patient visits. A healthier community translates into a healthier economy, and reduced costs and financial losses to local hospitals by curtailing the volume of non-urgent emergency room visits by uninsured patients.
