Closed Hospitals in Oklahoma

Dr. Robert Blakeburn worked at Clinton Regional Hospital for 21 years before it closed Dec. 31, 2022. Since the closure, he spends an extra hour at his private practice clinic to make sure he can be there for those who might have seen him at the hospital. LIONEL RAMOS | OKLAHOMA WATCH

Dr. Robert Blakeburn worked at Clinton Regional Hospital for 21 years before it closed Dec. 31, 2022. Since the closure, he spends an extra hour at his private practice clinic to make sure he can be there for those who might have seen him at the hospital. LIONEL RAMOS | OKLAHOMA WATCH

How a southwest Oklahoma town lost its hospital and is scrambling to get it back

CLINTON — Residents of this western Oklahoma town are getting a taste of life without a hospital. For Eric Walker, that means treating the rash on his amputated leg on his own.
Rural Hospitals

Rural Hospitals

AT A GLANCE: Rural Hospitals

• Sayre County Hospital - closed 2016 • Frederick Hospital closed its ER 2016 • Many hospitals remain open but offer fewer services than they did just six years ago.