Volume 10 , Issue 33

Postcard - Enid General Hospital & Clinic

"Short Answer: Enid General Hospital is now Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, 600 S. Monroe, Enid, OK. Monroe Street is three blocks north of Van Buren, which is Highway 81, and the hospital is on U. S. Highway 60, State 412 (Owen K. Garriott Rd.). It is South and West of the town square.

History: On October 5, 1910, the dream of several Enid citizens became a reality. In a nine-room rented house that was furnished sparingly, Enid's first hospital was born. Founded by Dr. F.A. Hudson, the hospital served the community and northwest Oklahoma from a residence located at 225 W. Oak.

In 1914, after two moves to larger houses, the hospital was incorporated as Enid General Hospital and Training School for Nurses. The hospital purchased lots at its present location (Monroe and Garriott) and built the first permanent fire-proof building. Expansions followed in 1919 and 1925.

The great depression followed by WWI and WWII kept any major expansions from taking place until the early 1950's. The hospital became affiliated with the Baptist General Convention in 1953.

Another major expansion, and name change (Bass Memorial Baptist Hospital) took place in 1968 when Harry W. Bass donated $200,000 for a 120-bed addition which wrapped around a great deal of the old hospital. The new addition was dedicated in 1970. The hospital became part of the newly formed INTEGRIS Health Corporation in 1994.

Source: www.integris-health.com

Personal: In the 1960's I worked at St Mary's Hospital in Enid for 9 years. There was a friendly rivalry between the two institutions, and most of the MD's in town were on the staff of both institutions. There was a separate hospital where osteopathic physicians practiced. Enid General's predecessor was established four years before Enid Springs Hospital and Baths (which Became St. Mary's). During the time I worked there, both hospitals were sponsored by religious organizations, and St. Mary's had a number of Religious on staff.

Not long after I left, the hospital was sold to a for-profit corporation and now is operated as a part of the Mercy Health System." Al Weigand - OkieLegacy Comment
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