A representative from Nowata EMS addresses the Nowata County Commission regarding the recent reclassification of the Nowata hospital.

 

Ascension St. John's application was recently accepted to reclassify Nowata's hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital or R-E-H. Nowata EMS Supervisor Sabrina Lee says the reclassification will bring only minor changes.

 

In June, Ascension St. John submitted an application to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). That application was then reviewed and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), reclassifying Ascension St. John Nowata from a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to an REH.

 

Outpatient services and 24/7 emergency care do not change as a result of the reclassification.