NEWCASTLE, Okla. — The Chickasaw Nation broke ground July 31 on a major medical campus expected to expand health care access, employment, research, and physician training in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
The Chickasaw Nation Health Newcastle Medical Center will be developed on 160 acres near Southwest 16th Street and U.S. Highway 62. At full buildout, the campus is expected to include 12 buildings, nearly 2.5 million square feet of space, 140 inpatient beds, and more than 23 medical specialties.
The first phase will include approximately 700,000 square feet of facilities, including 50 inpatient beds, an emergency department, surgical suites, labor and delivery services, family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, dental care, specialty clinics, a pharmacy, and the beginnings of a research program.
“This will be more than just a hospital. This campus will propel health care forward,” Chickasaw Nation Gov. Anoatubby said.
The completed campus is expected to employ more than 5,500 people and serve more than 100,000 First Americans throughout the region. Plans also include medical residency programs and a First American research center owned and operated by a tribal nation.
The project is being developed through a partnership between the Chickasaw Nation and the Indian Health Service Joint Venture Program. The Chickasaw Nation will finance the facility’s design and construction, while the federal program will fund a portion of staffing and operational costs.
