Moore Medical Center Damage

[HangryHippo]

Well the NRHS is committed to rebuild in Moore, good deal.

Moore Medical Center to be demolished | The Journal Record

Yep, and it sounds like they're also committed to right-sizing that facility and providing what Moore needs while allowing their newish healthplex and Norman Regional handle the rest. Good ideas all around.

[venture]

Yep, and it sounds like they're also committed to right-sizing that facility and providing what Moore needs while allowing their newish healthplex and Norman Regional handle the rest. Good ideas all around.

Yup. Glad to hear they are staying in Moore. Also agree with you that the right sizing of the facility is going to really going to help the long term stability of the facility.

[catch22]

They will be announcing future plans for the Moore Medical Center today.

[Zuplar]

I guess that's to coincide with the demo?

[macfoucin]

Demolition Begins At Moore Medical Center; Will Be Rebuilt - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |

It was announced at the end of Tuesday's remembrance ceremony that the building will be replaced. An advisory committee will soon begin meeting to determine what the new Moore Medical Center will look like.

Until the center is rebuilt, a temporary site will be set up.

[OKCisOK4me]

Will they build the same footprint or will they be looking at a new design? Was thinking a round shaped building...

[jn1780]

Will they build the same footprint or will they be looking at a new design? Was thinking a round shaped building...

An advisory committee will determine what is practical for the Moore. I wouldn't be surprised if it was smaller facility.

[Zuplar]

An advisory committee will determine what is practical for the Moore. I wouldn't be surprised if it was smaller facility.

I'd bet on it, but I've been wrong before.

[MWCGuy]

A couple of things to note:

The Tornado hitting Moore Medical Center is blessing in disguise for the Norman Regional System. They overpaid for MMC when they got into a bidding war with INTEGRIS when the Schuster (SP) Group went belly up leaving several Oklahoma Communities scrambling to save their local hospitals and pay back pay to the employees who stuck it out after the bankruptcy commenced. Over paying for MMC and the construction of the Healthplex put them deep in debt. The changes in the health care laws changed the situation from bad to worse. Medicare reimbursements were cut and many people are not paying their medical bills because they believe the government is going to pick up the bill where insurance does not. The hype for the left and the right have left many patients confused on what or if they have to pay.

The insurance policy payout and not having to pay for the cost of operating MMC is going to save the Norman Regional System millions.

Before the tornado they were on the market to be sold and it was not exactly a secret either. The employees were told INTEGRIS, Mercy and Saints had each solicited offers and they were just going through the final process to pick who the winning bidder would be.

Now that Moore is no longer in the picture, this may have given the Norman Regional System a reprieve allowing to survive a little longer on their own. If they do reopen, I am willing to be it will be a free standing ER with medical offices and outpatient surgery on sight. Everything else will likely be piped down to the campuses on Tecumseh and Porter. They could easily run the same type facility Saints is running in Midwest City and on SW 134th. They already have their own ambulance service. To help secure a hospital in some form I'm willing to bet Moore would be willing to switch from Midwest EMS to Norman Regional/EMSTAT for their city ambulance service.

The other thing that should be noted is that INTEGRIS owns vacant land at the corner of SW 34th and Telephone that is big enough for a new hospital. Even if Norman Regional were to abandon the site of MMC INTEGRIS would likely start construction by fall.

July is the beginning of FY2014 for most of the city's hospitals. I am going to look into my crystal ball and predict one or more of the following:

1. Norman Regional announces a name change to Mercy, Saints or INTEGRIS.
2. Norman Regional announces they will open a Urgent Care/Clinic at the site of Moore Medical or some place close by.
3. INTEGRIS announces the construction/ground breaking of INTEGRIS Health Hospital Moore

Then again I could be wrong and none of these could happen.

[HangryHippo]

A couple of things to note:

The Tornado hitting Moore Medical Center is blessing in disguise for the Norman Regional System. They overpaid for MMC when they got into a bidding war with INTEGRIS when the Schuster (SP) Group went belly up leaving several Oklahoma Communities scrambling to save their local hospitals and pay back pay to the employees who stuck it out after the bankruptcy commenced. Over paying for MMC and the construction of the Healthplex put them deep in debt. The changes in the health care laws changed the situation from bad to worse. Medicare reimbursements were cut and many people are not paying their medical bills because they believe the government is going to pick up the bill where insurance does not. The hype for the left and the right have left many patients confused on what or if they have to pay.

The insurance policy payout and not having to pay for the cost of operating MMC is going to save the Norman Regional System millions.

Before the tornado they were on the market to be sold and it was not exactly a secret either. The employees were told INTEGRIS, Mercy and Saints had each solicited offers and they were just going through the final process to pick who the winning bidder would be.

Now that Moore is no longer in the picture, this may have given the Norman Regional System a reprieve allowing to survive a little longer on their own. If they do reopen, I am willing to be it will be a free standing ER with medical offices and outpatient surgery on sight. Everything else will likely be piped down to the campuses on Tecumseh and Porter. They could easily run the same type facility Saints is running in Midwest City and on SW 134th. They already have their own ambulance service. To help secure a hospital in some form I'm willing to bet Moore would be willing to switch from Midwest EMS to Norman Regional/EMSTAT for their city ambulance service.

The other thing that should be noted is that INTEGRIS owns vacant land at the corner of SW 34th and Telephone that is big enough for a new hospital. Even if Norman Regional were to abandon the site of MMC INTEGRIS would likely start construction by fall.

July is the beginning of FY2014 for most of the city's hospitals. I am going to look into my crystal ball and predict one or more of the following:

1. Norman Regional announces a name change to Mercy, Saints or INTEGRIS.
2. Norman Regional announces they will open a Urgent Care/Clinic at the site of Moore Medical or some place close by.
3. INTEGRIS announces the construction/ground breaking of INTEGRIS Health Hospital Moore

Then again I could be wrong and none of these could happen.

You think the Norman Regional Health System is going to be sold off in its entirety to Saints or Integris? I just don't see that happening.

[MWCGuy]

The Norman Regional Health System has been debt for sometime. Most of that debt they incurred when they purchased Moore Medical Center. My sisters are nurses, older sister works at Mercy and younger sister works at INTEGRIS and Saints. (most nurses in okc work at more than one hospital) The hospital rumor mills are pretty accurate they new about INTEGRIS' partnership with Lakeside months before it happened. They tell me that an announcement was due to roll out around the time the tornado hit. However, the tornado put the plan on hold until they could figure out the outcome of Moore Medical Center. Now that Moore is a memory, that may save the Norman Regional System.

[soonermike]

The Norman Regional Hospital Authority has approved plans for a new, 100,000-square-foot, $28.8 million facility for the town of Moore, which was hit by a devastating tornado in May.

Plans approved for new hospital in Moore | News OK

[Easy180]

Quite the upgrade for Moore!!

[MonkeesFan]

The Norman Regional Hospital Authority has approved plans for a new, 100,000-square-foot, $28.8 million facility for the town of Moore, which was hit by a devastating tornado in May.

Plans approved for new hospital in Moore | News OK

I sort of wish they would leave it blank because what if another torando hits it and they have to rebuild again?

[venture]

I sort of wish they would leave it blank because what if another torando hits it and they have to rebuild again?

So are they just suppose to leave every lot blank because of a "torando" coming through at some point?

Here is the photo from the article...

[MonkeesFan]

So are they just suppose to leave every lot blank because of a "torando" coming through at some point?

Here is the photo from the article...

Yeah, what is the point of rebuilding over and over since Moore is a tornado magnet?

That is ugly and it looks like a business building than a hospital

[venture]

Yeah, what is the point of rebuilding over and over since Moore is a tornado magnet?

That is ugly and it looks like a business building than a hospital

To highlight the idiocy of your statement...you are suggesting we just shouldn't rebuild because of tornadoes? So why not apply that concept to EVERY place a tornado hits in Oklahoma? Here is a map of roughly 60% of the tornadoes that have happened since 1950 (there were about 3500 but only 2500 can be displayed at once). Using your glorious logic...Oklahoma would be one big open field.



As far as the look of the building. If you bothered to read the article, it is mostly going to be an office building with some hospital functions - ER and such. It isn't going to have a full in-patient operation. They also wanted to stick with the look of the Healthplex as well.

[Jesseda]

Does anyone know how big the old hospital was

[Jesseda]

the only thing I don't like is that it looks to be a lot of glass

[Dustin]

the only thing I don't like is that it looks to be a lot of glass

Ya and what's up with that red thing on the side of the building? Are they making fun of all the blood that was shed on May 20th? All the survivors should sue!

[KayneMo]

I love it! Especially the curved facade.

[kevinpate]

There are some odd thoughts in this thread. Of course, that might help explain how we have the govt. that we do.

[catch22]

Looks good. Moore doesn't have much of a modern look. This will be a good change up of the Moore "architectural" theme.

[Zuplar]

I feel like this is overkill for the fact that Norman Regional has a big new hospital not too far down the road. Of course maybe they know something I don't and that it really is needed. I just hate to see them get in over their head and go bankrupt and leave Moore again without a hospital.

Hopefully it turns out well, I think it looks nice and will look very good next to the Warren.

[Dar405301]

I love it