Hillcrest HealthCare System

travel times than the existing services as well as limited stops and shorter wait times at each station. This project was completed and began operations in winter 2019. The second BRT is planned to travel east-west, on a combination of 11th and 21st Streets, including much of Route 66. This project is in design and expected to be operational by early 2025.

MTTA is actively developing its on-demand, micro-transit service with a pilot deployment planned for spring 2023 and a full deployment of Nightline and Sunday on-demand service planned for summer 2023. These projects, once implemented, will foster economic development along the corridors and significantly improve the mobility needs of all Tulsans.

Tulsa Port of Catoosa opened in 1971 and is located five miles from Tulsa. Oklahoma is linked to national and international ports with 445 miles of waterway, which is easily accessible by the interstate highway system. The port industrial complex covers 2,000 acres and is home to 70 companies employing nearly 3,200 people. More than 2 million tons of cargo are shipped through the port annually on 1,000 barges. The Port of Catoosa has an annual economic impact of over $300 million to Oklahoma.

Tulsa International Airport was established in 1928 encompassing more than 4,000 acres just 10 minutes northeast of downtown Tulsa. It presently covers 4,360 acres and operates with three runways, along with parallel and connecting taxiways that provide aircraft access to the airport terminal and other airport facilities. Air carrier, general aviation, military and air taxi aircraft utilize these runways. The airport plays an important role in the economic vitality of the region providing not only commercial benefits (moving more than 60,000 tons of cargo each year), but also service for business and leisure travelers. More than 3 million passengers travel through the airport each year.

INCOG will continue to collaborate with its regional partners to create safer roads for all modes of transportation to decrease traffic crashes and fatalities, and to efficiently move goods and services between and through the Tulsa Metropolitan Region.

Hillcrest HealthCare System was founded in 1918 as Morningside, a small hospital that opened during a nationwide influenza epidemic. It has grown into eight hospitals, including Hillcrest Medical Center, Hillcrest Hospital South and Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, and five regional hospitals including Hillcrest Claremore, Hillcrest Cushing, Hillcrest Henryetta, Hillcrest Pryor and Bailey Medical Center in Owasso. The system also has 80-plus comprehensive primary and specialty care clinics through Utica Park Clinic and Oklahoma Heart Institute.

Hillcrest operates the Alexander Burn Center, the only burn center in northeast Oklahoma and one of two in the state. Bailey Medical Center is an award-winning leader in bariatric medicine.

Hillcrest employs more than 6,400 individuals and is a steadfast supporter in the Tulsa area, providing more than $730,000 in community support in 2021.

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