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Groundbreaking Held for Oklahoma State University Medical Center Expansion

New 180,000-square-foot wing connects services to improve patient care in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

OSUMC executives and local and regional leadership celebrate the grounding breaking of the new OSU Medical Center expansion. Photo courtesy of the Tulsa Regional Chamber.
OSUMC executives and local and regional leadership celebrate the grounding breaking of the new OSU Medical Center expansion. Photo courtesy of the Tulsa Regional Chamber.

Oklahoma State University Medical Center (OSUMC) has begun an expansion project that will connect new medical services and research to improve patient care and operational efficiencies. Construction of the new 180,000-square-foot expansion followed a ground-breaking ceremony in early March. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, is providing full architectural design services for the four-story wing that will connect to the new James Mountain Inhoff Veterans Medical Center via a 350-foot-long pedestrian sky bridge. Construction of the new expansion, which will include surgical and pharmaceutical research facilities, is expected to be complete in early 2028.

The expansion will also include a chapel as well as eight operating rooms, three procedure rooms, a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), a pre- and post-operative care unit, and a surgery waiting area.

“We’re excited to support the team at OSU Medical Center with this expansion,” says Dewberry Senior Architect Blake Boswell, RA. “The facility will continue to serve the growing need for medical research and patient care in the community.”

Rendering of OSUMC’s 350-foot-long pedestrian sky bridge. Rendering courtesy of Dewberry.
Rendering of OSUMC’s 350-foot-long pedestrian sky bridge. Rendering courtesy of Dewberry.
Rendering of OSUMC. Rendering courtesy of Dewberry.
Rendering of OSUMC. Rendering courtesy of Dewberry.
OSUMC executives and local and regional leadership celebrate the grounding breaking of the new OSU Medical Center expansion. Photo courtesy of the Tulsa Regional Chamber.
OSUMC executives and local and regional leadership celebrate the grounding breaking of the new OSU Medical Center expansion. Photo courtesy of the Tulsa Regional Chamber.

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