Our Mission
JCMH’s mission is to serve the residents of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas by providing excellent care while focusing on patient safety, ethical standards and community needs in a fiscally responsible manner.
Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus, Oklahoma is a 156-licensed bed facility in the heart of historic southwest Oklahoma. Entering our 60th year, Jackson County Memorial Hospital is the second largest employer in Jackson County following Altus Air Force Base. With over 800 employees, JCMH is growing its campuses with new services to enhance the health and well being of its residents. A non-profit organization, JCMH is a trust authority, governed by a nine-member board of trustees.
The state-of-the art Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma on the JCMH campus provide the latest in radiation and chemotherapy treatment to patients throughout Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas. JCMH is proud to enter a new era in patient care.
Comprehensive ancillary services include Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Laboratory with blood banking services, Sleep Lab and Rehabilitation Services. Other top-rated services are the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma, the JCMH Counseling Center, Home Health Products – a durable medical equipment retail store, Tamarack Assisted Living Center – a 54-bed assisted living facility and Senior Perspectives – a geriatric psychiatric day treatment program. Additionally, JCMH medical practices in Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics and two Hospitalists provide patient-centered care. Nursing ratios are progressive and continuous recruitment and job satisfaction are priorities.
The southwest Oklahoma lifestyle is a mixture of rural and small town living. Quartz Mountain Resort just north of Altus is home to the beautiful Quartz Mountain Lodge and the Twin Peaks Performance Hall, where special musical performances and the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute are held each summer. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge east of Altus contains a myriad of outdoor activities surrounded by buffalo, long horn, elk and other wild animals in their natural habitat. Metropolitan cities such as Dallas/Ft. Worth, Oklahoma City and Amarillo, Texas, are an easy drive only a few hours away.
JCMH GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
In 2008, JCMH gave almost $2 million dollars back to the community. Broken down are the figures below:
Traditional Charity Care: $1,028,125
Unpaid Cost of Medicaid: 624,857
Community Health Improvement Services: 128,692
Health Professions Education: 116,488
Subsidized Health Services: 9,648
Financial and In-Kind contributions: 70,157
Community Building Activities: 6,161
Total Community Benefit to Southwest Oklahoma: $1,984,128
And North Texas
We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas area as their provider of quality health care.
JCMH is a not-for-profit community hospital dedicated to total health care and to providing the finest health care available. Financial resources are used to expand facilities and services and to purchase new diagnostic equipment. JCMH offers many services to the city of Altus and the surrounding communities. JCMH provides a free cholesterol/blood sugar/blood pressure screening once a year in Altus and surrounding areas such as Mangum, Eldorado, Frederick and Hollis.
JCMH maintains a family medical clinic in Mangum.
JCMH is accredited by The Joint Commission.
