James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center
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Tulsa, OK
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Veterans Hospital in Tulsa, LLC (VHiT)
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259,266 SF
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58 Beds
Emergency department
Surgery suite with five operating rooms
Inpatient rehabilitation
Connecting link between the two existing buildings
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Master planning
Programming
Architecture
Interior design
MEP engineering
Structural engineering
Construction administration
The James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center transformed a vacant downtown office complex into a 58-bed medical-surgical hospital serving veterans throughout eastern Oklahoma. The $156 million facility brings together federal, state, local, university, and private-sector partners through the Congressional CHIP-IN for Veterans Act.
Designed by LEO A DALY and GH2, the medical center includes an emergency department, five operating rooms, laboratory, endoscopy, imaging, and dietary services, with intensive care, medical-surgical, and rehabilitation beds. A new connecting structure links two existing buildings, improving patient and staff circulation while supporting shared services and medical residency opportunities with Oklahoma State University Medical Center.
The adaptive reuse approach gives an underutilized downtown property a new civic purpose while establishing a setting centered on accessible, coordinated care. Clinical departments are organized to support efficient movement among diagnostic, treatment, and inpatient services, helping care teams respond to patients’ needs across the continuum of care. The connection between the existing buildings strengthens day-to-day operations and supports collaboration among VA care providers, hospital staff, and academic partners.
