In Fairview , the hospital is not just a hospital. Very much like a school or church, our hospital is one of several “centers” of the communities we serve. It has been here a long time and many of the area citizens were born here. As children, they stopped by for candy on Halloween and as teenagers, they had their football physicals here. As young adults, their children were born here, or maybe were brought here when they broke their arm. So it is only natural that a community center such as ours have responsibilities that transcend day-to-day healthcare. We are so tied into the families of the area that we can’t help but do more.

We keep faith with you by providing services like student job shadowing, and giving free sport physicals for your family’s high school athlete. And Fairview Regional Medical Center is a good civic citizen. It contributes significantly to our community’s economic well-being. A 2004 study by the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and Oklahoma State University calculated that this hospital has an annual economic impact on the community of over $ 5,000,000 . The Medical Center employs over seventy people. Without a doubt, either a family member, or someone you know has worked here. This hospital has bought a lot of family groceries in its fifty years.

We contribute to the greater health of the community too.  In 2005 , one physician, one physician assistant, and a speech therapist was recruited. Forty thousand dollars is earmarked in 2006 to bring new medical practitioners to our community. The hospital also participates in the community’s annual Relay for Life fund raising for cancer research, and the hospital is a clinical training site for future nurses and medical laboratory students. Many local blood drives are coordinated through the year, and our physician clinic is one of only a few area Medicaid provider sites and the hospital provides a visiting physician specialty clinic that offers one of the most comprehensive scopes of care you can find in rural Oklahoma.