New Saint Francis hospital brings emergency care back to Eufaula. by KTUL.com News Staff Mon, July 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM Saint Francis Eufaula EUFAULA, Okla. - The Eufaula community now has a hospital again after a decade. Saint Francis Eufaula opened its doors to patients this month, allowing the community local access to emergency services once more. "It's incredibly rare for a rural community to get healthcare back once it's been lost. That's what makes this so meaningful," said Collin Henry, Senior Vice President of Development at Saint Francis Health System. "Bringing emergency care back to Eufaula isn't just about opening doors, it's about restoring peace of mind and ensuring families know help is close when they need it most." The hospital offers 24/7 care, emergency care, onsite lab services, imaging services, stabilization and treatment of serious illness and injury, direct access to specialists, and coordinated transfer for inpatient, surgical, trauma and specialty care. The hospital opened its doors on July 11 at 1 p.m. Saint Francis Health System said the facility opening strengthens the hospital's commitment to quality rural healthcare. "As hospitals across the country face difficult financial realities, Saint Francis is choosing to invest in rural Oklahoma," said Dr. Cliff Robertson, President and CEO of Saint Francis Health System. "We are proud to restore this lifeline to Eufaula, and in doing so, reaffirm our commitment to the people who call this community home." Powered By

GMVA appoints healthcare leader John F. Rodis, MD, MBA as Chief Medical Advisor to accelerate expansion into hospitals and health systems. May 05, 2026, 10:18 ET WEST HARTFORD, Conn., May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Global Medical Virtual Assistants (GMVA), the workforce infrastructure partner for hospitals and health systems, today announced the appointment of John F. Rodis, MD, MBA, as Chief Medical Advisor, effective April 29, 2026. Dr. Rodis joins GMVA at a pivotal time as the company expands its focus upstream to serve large hospitals and health systems facing mounting administrative burdens and workforce constraints. Healthcare organizations today are operating under a growing paradox: administrative workloads continue to increase while staffing shortages persist across critical functions. Traditional approaches are no longer sustainable. GMVA addresses this challenge by enabling hospitals to build scalable, flexible administrative capacity that integrates directly into existing operations, without adding headcount. "GMVA is redefining how hospitals think about workforce strategy," said Beth Raboin, CEO and Founder of GMVA. "We're not a staffing company, we are a workforce infrastructure partner. Dr. Rodis brings the exact combination of clinical credibility, executive leadership, and health system relationships needed to help us engage at the highest levels of hospital leadership." In his role as Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Rodis will focus on expanding GMVA's presence within large hospitals and health systems, leveraging his extensive network and experience to build strategic partnerships and support enterprise adoption of GMVA's platform. Dr. Rodis is the founder and president of Arista Health, LLC, and a nationally recognized healthcare executive with a distinguished record of driving quality, safety, and operational excellence. He previously served as president of Saint Francis Hospital, a 617-bed major teaching hospital and the largest Catholic hospital in New England, where he led transformative initiatives including achieving Level 1 Trauma Designation and expanding cancer and women's health services. Under his leadership, Saint Francis earned national recognition as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health(TM), received multiple Women's Choice Awards(R) for Patient Experience, and achieved eight consecutive "A" grades for Patient Safety from the Leapfrog Group. Beyond his executive leadership, Dr. Rodis has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and continues to shape the future of healthcare as President of the Moving To Value Alliance and a member of the Healthgrades Quality Advisory Board. "I am excited to join GMVA as it brings a fundamentally different solution to one of healthcare's most pressing challenges," said Dr. Rodis. "Hospitals don't just need more people, they need scalable capacity that improves operations and financial performance. GMVA is uniquely positioned to deliver that." GMVA's platform provides hospitals with a secure, integrated administrative workforce that spans patient access, financial clearance, and revenue cycle operations - helping organizations improve throughput, protect revenue, and reduce operational strain. By enabling hospitals to scale capacity without increasing internal headcount, GMVA supports a more sustainable and resilient operating model. About Global Medical Virtual Assistants (GMVA) Global Medical Virtual Assistants (GMVA) is the workforce infrastructure partner for hospitals and health systems, delivering scalable, flexible administrative capacity that integrates directly into existing operations. GMVA enables healthcare organizations to improve operational performance, enhance patient access, and strengthen financial outcomes - without the burden of hiring, training, and turnover. With a secure, enterprise-ready platform and a highly trained healthcare workforce, GMVA helps hospitals build capacity, not headcount. Media Contact: Preston Strada Marketing Manager [email protected] 678-314-4437 SOURCE Global Medical Virtual Assistants

QuikTrip sells MedWise Urgent Care to hospital system. Published on April 23, 2026 The gas-station convenience store operator QuikTrip Corp. has sold off its 9 MedWise urgent care centers, according to Convenience Store News, effectively exiting the healthcare market. The Saint Francis Health System in Oklahoma has acquired the MedWise centers and will operate them within the health system's network starting in June, retaining the current staff. While the centers earned Urgent Care Association (UCA) accreditation, growth stalled due to the lack of a hospital network and little to no ramp up of clinical scale. The acquisition reflects the current market momentum toward established health systems operating urgent cares, whether on their own or through partnerships. This is no place for snacks: QuikTrip opened its first urgent care in 2020 with plans to expand to as many as 15 centers in Oklahoma - stand-alone clinics that would not be co-located with any of its gas station convenience stores. Lou Ellen Horwitz, who was at the time the CEO of UCA, expressed some skepticism of the venture, noting that urgent care is worlds different than convenient store operations, although there is some limited overlap between the business models, such as site selection and reliance on walk-in, consumer-driven demand. The QuikTrip exit is further evidence that urgent care is a truly unique business, and the surge in demand that came alongside the COVID pandemic was not a sustainable expectation of visit volume.