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OKLAHOMA CITY – Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has earned the distinction of being the top-ranked neurological hospital in Oklahoma from two leading national publications.

An exterior photo of the glass pyramid and concrete structure housing the Meinders NeuroScience Institute on the campus of Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City.

The Meinders NeuroScience Institute on the campus of Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City.

Newsweek named Mercy to its annual list of America’s Best Hospitals for Specialized Care – Neurological Care Hospitals, and Money also put Mercy in its annual ranking of the nation’s Best Hospitals for Neurology. The recognition highlights Mercy’s commitment to delivering exceptional care for patients facing complex neurological conditions.

“Every second counts for stroke patients,” said Bennett Geister, president of Mercy Oklahoma City Communities. “With the fastest care, patients have a much better chance of getting back to their life before the stroke. Being on the forefront of lifesaving care is at the core of our mission.”

Comprehensive Stroke Center

Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City was the first in the state to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. Mercy has held the distinction since 2012, which requires it to offer:

24/7 availability of an acute stroke team
24/7 on-site neurosurgical services
Dedicated neuro intensive care unit (ICU) beds for patients recovering from complex strokes

The immediate care provided by the always-on-site specialists can help prevent death and long-term consequences like loss of vision, speech and motion. Interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, rehabilitation specialists and therapists round out the all-encompassing care team.

Mercy earned recertification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center this spring and has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, the most comprehensive stroke certification offered. Mercy has also earned the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check Mark for Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification.

The generous support of the Meinders family helped fund construction of the Meinders NeuroScience Institute, which has the largest and most comprehensive team of neuroscience specialists between St. Louis and Phoenix.

Visit the Oklahoma City Stroke Center or Meinders NeuroScience Institute webpages on mercy.net for details.

Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 55 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 caregivers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2025 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.