Plans for new hospital for the City of Bristow moves forward

The plans have been released for a new state of the art hospital which will soon be seen in the City of Bristow. Carrus Health will take over operations of the hospital on Jan. 1, 2021. Carrus Health is based out of Sherman, Texas, and has rural hospitals and nursing homes both in Texas and Oklahoma. Carrus’s Chief Operating Officer and President is John Rains, who has been working in rural healthcare for 20 years. Rains said Bristow is going to be a great location due to the proximity to both major cities in Oklahoma. Carrus plans to operate out of the current facility while the new building is being built. Endeavor has operated the existing hospital and their contract will expire at the end of the year.

The new hospital will be called Carrus Health Lakeside. It will be built just behind the existing building. The new building will be two story with all private rooms. The building will also have a general surgery ward, a critical care unit and emergency room. The hospital will be a full service facility. It will be able to handle medical imaging needs and all outpatient surgery needs right here at the facility. Carrus's goal is to keep patients close to home.

The facility is being funded in part by a half cent sales tax that Bristow voters passed in spring of 2021. Half of the penny went towards the new hospital and the other half is to go to parks and recreation improvements. The community of Bristow has waited a long time to get the medical facility that the community needs and deserve. It is unknown as to when groundbreaking for the new facility will begin but hopefully it will be soon.