Hillcrest Healthcare System

What Hillcrest Healthcare System does

Hillcrest Healthcare System is a private, for-profit regional health system headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a subsidiary of Ardent Health Services. Founded in 1919, the system operates eight hospitals across eastern Oklahoma — Hillcrest Medical Center (flagship), Hillcrest Hospital South, Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta, Hillcrest Hospital Pryor, Bailey Medical Center, and Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital — alongside nearly 100 outpatient clinics under Utica Park Clinic and the Oklahoma Heart Institute, the state's largest dedicated heart hospital. It employs approximately 6,500 people and serves a broad consumer patient base across cardiovascular, oncology, orthopedics, maternity, emergency, behavioral health, and rehabilitation services.

The underlying technology stack is conventional healthcare IT: electronic medical records, diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray), the MyChart patient portal for scheduling and records access, and a Virtual Care / Video Visit telehealth service. Notable proprietary assets include the integrated Oklahoma Heart Institute and the embedded OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center oncology clinic at Hillcrest Medical Center. The system also publishes standard charge files and a Patient Estimate Tool in compliance with federal price transparency rules (45 C.F.R. § 180).

Hillcrest generates revenue under a fee-for-service and unit-pricing model typical of US acute-care hospitals, paid by a mix of commercial insurers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients. Pricing is disclosed through the Patient Estimate Tool and standard charge files, with a published financial assistance program for qualifying patients. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, combining walk-in emergency care, physician referrals, phone and online scheduling through MyChart, and virtual visits. Marketing is concentrated on the company website, Facebook, YouTube, and patient testimonial content.

Name

Hillcrest Healthcare System

Legal name

Hillcrest HealthCare System

Website

https://hillcrest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Hillcrest Healthcare System is a private, for-profit regional health system operating eight hospitals, nearly 100 clinics, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute across eastern Oklahoma, serving consumer patients with acute, specialty, and outpatient care as a subsidiary of Ardent Health Services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Acute care services
• Outpatient specialty care
• Emergency medical services
• Primary care clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: Revenue generated from comprehensive medical services including emergency care, surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular care, maternity services, oncology, orthopedics, and specialty clinics across 8 hospitals and nearly 100 clinic locations in eastern Oklahoma.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hillcrest Healthcare System is a private, non-profit regional healthcare system based in eastern Oklahoma that operates a network of acute-care hospitals and a large footprint of outpatient clinics, providing inpatient, emergency, surgical, primary, and specialty care services to communities across the Tulsa metropolitan area and surrounding regions.

Product overview

Hillcrest Healthcare System is a comprehensive health system providing a multi-hospital network and clinic-based healthcare services across eastern Oklahoma. The system operates eight hospitals (Hillcrest Medical Center as the flagship facility in Tulsa, Hillcrest Hospital South, Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta, Hillcrest Hospital Pryor, Bailey Medical Center, and Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital) along with the Oklahoma Heart Institute (the state's largest dedicated heart hospital) and Utica Park Clinic (a network of nearly 100 multi-specialty clinics). Services span emergency care, cardiovascular care, surgery, oncology, orthopedics, women's health, mental health, and rehabilitation. Digital patient tools include MyChart portal for health records management, Virtual Care/Video Visit for telehealth appointments, and a Patient Estimate Tool for procedure cost estimation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oklahoma Heart Institute (OHI): The state's largest dedicated heart hospital with multiple regional clinics including locations at Hillcrest South and on the main campus of Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa
• Hillcrest Medical Center
• Hillcrest Hospital South

Products and services

• Hillcrest Medical Center
• Hillcrest Hospital South
• Hillcrest Hospital Claremore
• Hillcrest Hospital Cushing
• Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta
• Hillcrest Hospital Pryor
• Hillcrest Hospital Tulsa (Hillcrest Specialty Hospital / Oklahoma Heart Institute and Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital)
• Bailey Medical Center
• Hillcrest Outpatient Clinic Network
• Hillcrest Cancer Center
• Oklahoma Heart Institute
• Hillcrest Women's and Children's Services
• Hillcrest Emergency and Trauma Services
• Hillcrest Surgical Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Oklahoma's largest dedicated heart hospital
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OU Health Stephenson Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOU Health Stephenson Cancer Center operates a Medical Oncology Clinic at Hillcrest Medical Center, providing comprehensive cancer treatment services through this collaborative partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INTEGRIS Health: Oklahoma's largest nonprofit health system, INTEGRIS operates a multi-hospital network across the Oklahoma City metro and statewide, competing with Hillcrest for tertiary referrals and specialty market share in adjacent geographies.
• OU Health: Oklahoma's academic health system based in Oklahoma City, OU Health partners with Hillcrest via the Stephenson Cancer Center medical oncology clinic and competes for tertiary specialty referrals across the state.
• Ascension St. John Medical Center: Part of Ascension's Oklahoma ministry, Ascension St. John is a major acute care competitor in Tulsa with similar tertiary services including cardiovascular care, women's health, and emergency services.
• Saint Francis Health System: Headquartered in Tulsa, Saint Francis is Hillcrest's primary direct competitor in the eastern Oklahoma market, operating a comparable multi-hospital network with overlapping acute care, cardiovascular, and oncology service lines.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Nation's largest for-profit hospital operator with broad acute care services; provides a public-market benchmark for operating metrics, capital allocation, and scaling discipline relevant to Hillcrest as a for-profit peer.
• Tenet Healthcare: Multi-state for-profit hospital and ambulatory operator; comparable to Ardent/Hillcrest in its mix of acute hospitals and outpatient/USPI surgery centers, providing a benchmark for ASC-driven margin expansion strategies.
• Community Health Systems: For-profit operator of ~70 hospitals concentrated in non-urban and mid-sized markets, closely analogous to Hillcrest's mix of regional referral centers and rural community hospitals.
• Ardent Health Services: Hillcrest's publicly listed parent company; Ardent operates hospitals and clinics across Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Jersey, providing the corporate and capital framework within which Hillcrest operates.

Regional players

• SSM Health St. Anthony: Catholic nonprofit with Oklahoma City-area hospitals that compete with Hillcrest for statewide tertiary referrals, particularly in cardiology, oncology, and orthopedics.
• Mercy Health System: Operates hospitals and clinics in Oklahoma and surrounding states as part of a larger multi-state Catholic nonprofit system; comparable scale and service mix to Hillcrest, with overlapping but differentiated geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HillcrestMedicalCtr
• Facebookfacebook.com/hillcrestmedicalcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hillcrest-healthcare-system

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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