Mission
Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.

Values
Inspired by our founding religious sisters, we value the sacredness and dignity of each person.  Therefore, we find these five values consistent with our heritage and ministry:

Compassion: We reach out with openness, kindness and concern.
Respect: We honor the wonder of the human spirit.
Excellence: We expect the best of ourselves and one another.
Stewardship: We use our resources responsibly.
Community: We cultivate relationships that inspire us to serve.

Our History
The year was 1898. Two Sisters from the order of the Sisters of St. Francis traveled from Maryville, Missouri to Oklahoma City in search of money to support their local hospital. When they arrived on that spring day, they approached Father Lanslots of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church to petition his congregation for funds.  He abided to their wish with one condition, that the money raised would go towards opening a hospital in Oklahoma City as the newly established Territory did not have a hospital and its citizens were dying from lack of care. The Sisters agreed and on August 1, 1898 they opened St. Anthony Hospital.  The small house had but twelve beds.

As the city continued to grow so did the demand for health care. And in 1899, the Sisters moved St. Anthony to a larger facility.  With twenty-five patient rooms, St. Anthony found it’s home just outside city limits where the hospital still stands today.

With the growth of the hospital, the Sisters’ vision of providing a service to those in need flourished. In 1940, the hospital expanded for the third time bringing its bed capacity to 250, and for the forth and fifth times in the 60s and 70s elevating it to 800. 

In 1987, the Sisters of St. Francis expanded their vision of service by joining with the Sisters of St. Mary to form the Franciscan Sisters of Mary.  This year, St. Anthony became a member of SSM Health Care, an organization supported by the newly formed order. And in 1998 and again in 2004, St. Anthony showcased its commitment to service and quality by receiving the Oklahoma Quality Award for Excellence.  In 2002, SSM Health Care became the first health care organization to receive the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

St. Anthony continues to prove its commitment to not only exceptional health care services, but to providing exceptional services in an exceptional facility.

In 2003, St. Anthony renewed its commitment to the Midtown area by announcing a ten-year, $220 million expansion and renovation project.  Now, with the hospital’s and the city’s efforts, Midtown Oklahoma City is thriving much like it was in the hospital’s early days.