Why did you build this hospital when there is already one in town?
Our research shows that there is much more demand for health services in Muskogee than the existing hospital has the capacity to meet. Rather than driving to another city, local citizens are able to remain in Muskogee and receive world-class care.

What is different about Muskogee Community Hospital?
Muskogee Community Hospital is designed to provide exceptionally safe patient care while delivering excellent customer service to patients, families, and guests. This wonderful care environment also allows Muskogee Community Hospital to provide employees with a great place to work and physicians with a terrific place to provide the best of medical care. This is possible because physicians have been involved from the very beginning in the design of the facility, and are actively engaged in the management of the hospital on an ongoing basis. These dedicated physicians are committed to using a high- tech, service-oriented approach to the delivery of care.

Why did you pick the name Muskogee Community Hospital?
We live here and we are part of the community. The name was chosen to reflect our commitment to our families, friends, and neighbors.

Who owns and operates the hospital?
The hospital is a partnership between local physicians and a small group of business individuals. The hospital operates as a general acute care hospital under the rules and regulations of the State of Oklahoma and the United States Federal Government.

Why did you pick the particular location?
In order to develop the hospital and a campus of medical office buildings, a significant amount of land was needed. The land immediately north of the Muskogee city limits provided the amount of space needed. It also allows easy access for patients, employees and physicians.

What services do you provide? What major services are not provided?
 Muskogee Community Hospital is a general acute care hospital providing medical and surgical services for patients requiring overnight stays and for outpatients. In addition, the hospital provides a full range of diagnostic services including laboratory tests, endoscopy, MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography, and radiology. Surgical services include general; orthopedic; ear, nose and throat; urology; neurosurgery; gynecology; ophthalmology. The hospital also has an emergency department.

Which physicians are practicing at this facility?
The hospital has physicians from the service categories of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, gastroenterology, ear nose and throat, general surgery, neurosurgery, gynecology, anesthesia, and urology.

Do you have an ER? How long are your wait times?
We do have an Emergency Department. The wait times are dependant upon the volume and severity of the emergencies being seen at any given time. The Emergency Department has been engineered to provide time-efficient services to the patients.

Do you take care of Medicare and Medicaid patients?
Muskogee Community Hospital has obtained approval from the federal government to provide services for patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

What other kinds of insurance do you take?
Muskogee Community Hospital is working to contract with all insurance companies providing coverage to the individuals of Muskogee and the surrounding communities.

Do you provide charity care?
Yes. Muskogee Community Hospital provides medical services for any patient referred or admitted to the Hospital by any physician with privileges to use the facility, whether the patient is insured or uninsured. In the case of emergency, the hospital will render appropriate care to patients, whether insured or uninsured.

How can I apply to be an employee of MCH?
All applicants should visit the careers tab on the website to get career information and applications.

Is there anything else planned to go on the site?
The campus will have medical office buildings for physician offices and other medical services.

I've heard Muskogee Community Hospital called a "green" hospital. What does that mean? 
Muskogee Community Hospital was constructed using the principles of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. LEED guidelines promote design and construction practices that protect the environment. During construction great care was taken to prevent negative impact on water, soil, and wildlife.  Now operational, the hospital operates with energy and water efficiency. For example, the heating and cooling for Muskogee Community Hospital is handled by a non-polluting geothermal system, which uses the earth's heating and cooling to manage the temperature of the building. Additionally, we anticipate saving numerous trees through the use of an electronic medical record rather than paper charts.