ADA, Oklahoma, May 15 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Chickasaw Nation Medical Center (CNMC) recently received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker's Sustainability Solutions. This designation is reserved for select hospitals that demonstrate outstanding leadership in health care sustainability and overall hospital quality through single-use device (SUD) reprocessing. "Stryker is pleased to hon  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 16 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Today, Governors Kevin Stitt (R-OK), Josh Shapiro (D-PA), and Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) sent a letter to the Governor of Turks & Caicos, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, calling for the prompt release of three Americans held in her territory. Ryan Watson of Oklahoma, Bryan Hagerich of Pennsylvania and Tyler Wenrich of Virginia are all being held in Turks & Caicos on charges of ammunition possessi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 16 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release: A measure establishing a pathway to fund a pilot program designed to expand opportunities to invest in Oklahoma's mental health workforce has been signed into law. House Bill 3449, authored by Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, modifies the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund and establishes the University Hospitals Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Develop  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 16 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, today responded to what the Department of Corrections (DOC) is calling a "group disturbance" at the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility. Humphrey, who chairs the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee, recently criticized the department after two inmates were killed at the facility, which is managed by The Geo Group, a private owner. Initi  more