Good Samaritan Health Services Inc

GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES,INC PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.THE ORGANIZATION INTEGRATE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND EMPHASIZE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE.

FOR 25 YEARS GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES HAS BEEN HELPING FELLOW OKLAHOMANS REGAIN THEIR HEALTH IN TULSA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE FREE, QUALITY, AND COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE EVERY WEEK AT EIGHT LOCATIONS PLUS ONE WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE CLINIC EACH MONTH USING TWO FULLY- EQUIPPED MEDICAL TRUCKS AND THREE BRICK AND MORTAR CLINICS. IN 2023 WE PROVIDED 5538 MEDICAL VISITS TO 1840 PATIENTS AT 621 CLINICS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL CHURCHES WHICH PROVIDE WAITING ROOM AND PROCESSING FACILITIES, VOLUNTEERS FOR REGISTRATION, MEDICAL HISTORY AND VITALS, AND TRANSLATORS. THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO US ARE SICK, WITHOUT RESOURCES, AND OFTEN TIMES HOPELESS. WE TREAT PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, BACKGROUND, LEGAL STATUS, OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. THE ONLY PREREQUISITE TO RECEIVING OUR FREE CARE IS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. WE ARE THE ONLY FREE CLINIC IN THIS PART OF THE STATE THAT BRINGS HEALTHCARE TO THE PEOPLE IN AREAS OF GREATEST NEED USING MOBILE MEDICAL TRUCKS.

WE PROVIDE OTHER SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION WE SERVE. IN 2023, WE HELD 12 WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE CLINICS PROVIDING CARE FOR 238 WOMEN. WE PROVIDE PAP SMEARS, BREAST EXAMS, AND FREE MAMMOGRAM COUPONS. WE HELP WITH DIAGNOSTIC CO-PAYS, DEDUCTIBLE ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, AND INTERPRETER SERVICES. ALL OF OUR 600 DIABETIC PATIENTS RECEIVE RETINAL SCANS FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, A LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN DIABETICS. WE PARTNER WITH A LOCAL RETINAL SPECIALIST PROVIDER WHEN A PATIENT NEEDS TREATMENT FOR RETINOPATHY. WE PAY THE COST OF THE MEDICATIONS NEEDED FOR INJECTIONS AND SURGERY AND THE SPECIALIST PROVIDER DONATES HIS SERVICES. THE PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM OUR SERVICES ARE THE UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE GREATER TULSA AREA AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE FROM 11 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND PREVENT OVER 747 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS TO OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS. IN 2023, 66% OF OUR PATIENTS WERE FEMALE AND 34% WERE MALE. THE AVERAGE AGE WAS 48 YEARS OLD. THE DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF PATIENTS BY RACE WAS 13% CAUCASIAN, 66% MEXICAN/HISPANIC, 5% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 3% ASIAN, 14% OTHER WHICH INCLUDES MIDDLE EASTERN.