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Jim Burger Captures the Essence of our Facility

Here is a link to the fabulous article about our facility by Jim Burger for “Outpatient Surgery.”  This piece is beautifully written and captures, I believe, the true essence of our mission and purpose.  I was affected by Jim’s article, as I found it...

More Great Press for us from Jordan Bruneau

Here is an article by Jordan Bruneau of the Charles Koch Institute, based on an interview I did with him recently.  He was kind enough to forward a link so that I could share it. G. Keith Smith, M.D.

Hospital Mugs Patient While Claiming to be Charitable

Dr. Steve Lantier and I decided years ago that it was not appropriate to talk at length about the extent to which we have been charitable over the years.  We have been charitable, not because we desired any attention for acting in this way, but because it seemed like...

My interview with Dr. Ron Paul

Here is my interview with Dr. Paul.  What you can see at this link is a preview.  In order to see the entire interview you can subscribe to his new channel for $9.95/month, no minimum purchase required.  The interviews and news on his site are unlike anything you will...

“The Oklahoman” asks a question.

Here is the Sunday edition of The Oklahoman’s story about our facility, written by Jaclyn Cosgrove.  I found the hospital administrators’ inability or unwillingness to respond to the article’s title (a question) interesting.  I have yet to respond to...

Two of Corporate Medicine’s Gangsters

We operated on a patient recently from Pennsylvania who had first gone to see an orthopedic surgeon in his hometown who was a hospital employee.  The patient said that the surgeon didn’t seem to care one way or the other whether surgery was done.  He gave no guidance...

Medicaid Expansion and Ethanol Fuel

"The welfare of the masses is always the alibi of tyrants."   Albert Camus Reading an article in our local paper this morning by Jay Marks, I was struck by the similarities of the arguments of those proponents of Medicaid expansion and those who are pushing more...

How to Fill Rural Areas with Doctors

Clifton Adcock writes this article in the September 2nd edition of The Oklahoman about the rural doctor shortage in Oklahoma.  His article begins with a powerful sentence that reveals the failure of the state government and the expensive agency it has created to solve...

Oklahoma’s Top Surgeons and Anesthesiologists | Surgery Center of Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s Top Surgeons & Anesthesiologists

Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.

  • Anesthesiology
  • Ear, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology)
  • Foot and Ankle
  • General Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Reconstructive Plastics
  • Urology