TULSA PROGRESSA Works Progress Assembly

Institutions & organizations / Greater Tulsa

OSU Medical Authority

State entity responsible for OSU Medical Center facilities and funding.

Institutional role

State entity responsible for OSU Medical Center facilities and funding.

Relationship and limits

Separate from OSU university governance and private management partner.

Place in Tulsa’s civic system

State authority · Role documented

A published source describes the role; legal standing and all current details have not been audited.

Separate from OSU university governance and private management partner.

Atlas source date: 2026-09-24

No relationship has been recorded here yet. This does not establish that the institution is unconnected.

Governing membership

The March 26, 2026 Authority minutes identify six members present and Tracy Poole absent. The seven names also appear on the current combined Authority and Trust page (https://medicine.okstate.edu/about/osuma). Separate minutes establish each institutional role; administration and guests are excluded. Terms are not supplied. Source checked September 25, 2026.

ChairmanJay Helm →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied
Vice Chair/TreasurerBrett Lessley →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied
SecretaryMichael Herndon →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied
Board memberTracy Poole →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied
Board memberClay Bullard →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied
Board memberJohnny Stephens →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied
Board memberBarry Steichen →Membership documented March 26, 2026 and corroborated by official board page; individual terms not supplied

Official membership source ↗ · Organization listing →

How this fits into Tulsa’s government →
Open research question

Verify current governing document, board roster and latest financial filing.

Sources & record history

Civic atlas: Role documented · Source record reviewed 2026-09-24. Shared Works records retain their original review dates; inclusion here does not imply a fresh check of every service.

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