A 501(C)(4) STATEWIDE COALITION
Helping Oklahoma rank up
Oklahomans Partnering for Health is a 501(c)(4) coalition founded in 2025 by leaders of Oklahoma’s largest health systems and Oklahoma’s former senate leader to improve the state’s health ranking.
IT’S TIME WE FACE FACTS
Oklahoma is near the bottom of America's Health Rankings, but at Oklahomans Partnering for Health (OPFH), we believe it doesn’t have to be. Our coalition began when the leaders of INTEGRIS Health and St. Francis Health System joined forces with former Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat to help Oklahoma rank up. Since our founding, OPFH has brought in statewide partners across business, healthcare, education and public policy to improve Oklahoma’s health ranking.
The measures:
not what you think
In Oklahoma, we’re accustomed to “health” being nearly synonymous with issues like obesity, heart disease, smoking and diabetes. But these are a component of what impacts our rank. The real measures are incredibly diverse, surprising and – most importantly – things we can start changing today.
Such As
Broadband internet access
Such As
Cancer screenings
Such As
Fourth-Grade Reading Proficiency
Why our rank matters
Oklahoma’s national health ranking is more than an abstract number. It affects three important pillars in our lives.
01
Your family
Whether it’s you or through someone you love, every Oklahoman feels the impact of poor state health outcomes. We can all benefit from improving our state’s health through a wide variety of different measures.
02
Our Workforce
Any employer will tell you that the health of their employees has a dramatic effect on productivity, recruitment, retention and the cost of providing competitive benefits. Helping Oklahoma rank up is good for employers and employees alike.
03
Our Economy
When large companies need to grow or relocate, health rankings factor into their decisions. Our rank informs the their impression of our state, affects funding opportunities and determines the health of employees they can hire.
Our Founders & Intentional Independence
Oklahomans Partnering for Health was founded by an unusual coalition. This founding group comprises Tim Pehrson, CEO of INTEGRIS Health; Cliff Robertson, MD, CEO of St. Francis Health System; and Greg Treat, founding Executive Director and former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore.
Tim Pehrson
CEO, Integris Health
Cliff Robertson, MD
CEO, St. Francis Health System
Greg Treat
Founding President of the Board and former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore
This team of apparently competing health system CEOs – coupled with state government insights and experience from Senator Treat – is not only uncommon, it is also meaningful. It is clear evidence that Oklahomans Partnering for Health is just that: a true, independent partnership that sets aside business rivalries, political aspirations and competing interests to do what is in Oklahoma’s best interest.
“The corporation shall act on its own accord, distinct from and not in coordination with the Oklahoma Hospital Association or any other affiliated healthcare-focused lobbying entity.”
Bylaws Article I.3 of Oklahomans Partnering for Health, Inc., January 3, 2025.
Coalition Partners
Our coalition brings together organizations from across Oklahoma’s health care, business, insurance, tribal, civic, and community sectors. As a 501(c)(4) organization, Oklahomans Partnering for Health allows partners to participate publicly or privately, and some have chosen to support our work without public recognition.
The organizations featured below have chosen to publicly identify themselves as active partners in our mission to improve health outcomes across Oklahoma.
