Saint Francis Health System Recognized for Fair Share Spending
Saint Francis Health System and Saint Francis Hospital have been recognized among the top 10 health systems and hospitals in the country for fair share spending, according to the 2024 Lown Institute Hospital Index. Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee and Saint Francis Hospital South were also named to this national list of recognized hospitals.
The report issued by the Lown Institute, an independent healthcare think tank, finds the Saint Francis Health System, Saint Francis Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital South and Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee spent more on financial assistance and community investment than the estimated value of their nonprofit tax exemption in 2021, giving them what the Institute calls a “fair share” surplus. Each is among only 20% of nonprofit hospitals nationwide to have such a surplus. In total, U.S. hospitals with fair share surpluses invested more than $4 billion dollars in excess of their tax breaks in 2021.
This is the second consecutive year that Saint Francis Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee were recognized by the Lown Institute in this category.
“Good hospitals make their patients healthier, but socially responsible hospitals make their communities healthier too,” said Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute. “These are the hospitals America needs right now — hospitals that can set and achieve ambitious goals for serving their entire community.”
“This is a great honor and a reflection of Saint Francis' constant commitment to service,” said Dr. Cliff Robertson, president and CEO of Saint Francis Health System. “Our mission is to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do. We achieve that every day through excellent healthcare and a constant eye to the needs of our patients, our staff and our communities.”
About Saint Francis Health System
Founded in 1960 by Natalie O. and William K. Warren, Sr., Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system wholly owned and operated in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose mission is to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ to all who seek its services. The health system is anchored by Saint Francis Hospital, a 1,112-bed tertiary center, which includes a 162-bed children’s hospital with the region’s only level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital and Tulsa’s leading trauma and emergency center.
Also part of the health system are Saint Francis Hospital South; Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee; Saint Francis Hospital Vinita; Saint Francis Glenpool; and Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital—a 90-bed private, psychiatric facility recognized nationally for its eating disorders program. Additionally, Saint Francis employs more than 650 physicians and advanced practice providers through the Warren Clinic, which serves the region with over 115 locations throughout eastern Oklahoma.
To further Saint Francis’ commitment to integrated healthcare delivery, it also operates a home care division, which includes hospice, home health and durable medical equipment companies. In total, the organization has more than 11,000 employees, making it the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma. Saint Francis’ mission and Catholic identity guide and direct all facets of its ministry to provide for the medical, psychological and spiritual needs of the communities it proudly serves
For more information and a listing of hospitals named in the Lown Institute study, please visit lownhospitalsindex.org.
