TULSA, Okla. –<\/p>\n
Ascension St. John will host a free community healthcare event in northwest Tulsa aimed at helping residents who face barriers to medical care.<\/p>\n
The Medical Mission at Home is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Common Good: The Hub. The event will offer a range of no-cost services, including medical, dental and pharmacy care.<\/p>\n
\n Free care available without appointments<\/p>\n
Organizers say no insurance, payment or appointment is required. Services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n
Care available at the event includes health screenings, dental services and select prescriptions at no cost. Attendees can also receive foot care and hygiene services, including foot washing.<\/p>\n
\n Additional support for families and individuals<\/p>\n
Beyond medical care, the event will connect visitors with community resources and social services.<\/p>\n
Basic hygiene and household items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, body wash and diapers will be available. Fresh produce will also be distributed to those in need.<\/p>\n
Language interpreters will be on site to assist attendees.<\/p>\n
\n Hundreds of volunteers expected to help<\/p>\n
More than 400 healthcare professionals, volunteers and community partners are expected to participate.<\/p>\n
Organizers say care teams will also help connect patients with follow-up appointments to support ongoing healthcare needs after the event.<\/p>\n
\n Leaders to speak ahead of event<\/p>\n
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols and Ascension St. John CEO Bo Beaudry are scheduled to speak at 8:30 a.m. before services begin.<\/p>\n
The event will take place at 19 S 49th West Ave in Tulsa.<\/p>\n
\n Part of broader community mission<\/p>\n
Ascension St. John operates seven hospitals and more than 90 clinics across northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas.<\/p>\n
In fiscal year 2025, the organization reported providing more than $130 million in community benefit and unpaid Medicare costs, including care for people living in poverty.<\/p>\n
Officials say the Medical Mission at Home reflects the organization\u2019s ongoing effort to expand access to care for underserved communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TULSA, Okla. – Ascension St. John will host a free community healthcare event in northwest Tulsa aimed at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-611646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}