University Of Oklahoma To Close Several Clinics Due To Poor Economy

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TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- The economy in crisis has forced the University Of Oklahoma to shut down eight of its health clinics that primarily serve low-income families.

A spokesman for OU says it will also start asking some of its patients to pay small co-pay.

The University says it had to make some changes because there are fewer dollars coming in from the state and from donors.

Clinics that will close include:

• McClure HeadStart
• Skelly HeadStart
• Hawthorne Elementary School
• Robert Frost HeadStart
• Bixby Brassfield Fifth and Sixth Grade Center
• Sandy Park Apartments, Tulsa Housing Authority
• Neighbors Along The Line
• Family and Children's Services

Clinics that will remain open include:

• Mark Twain Elementary School
• Marshall Elementary School
• Rosa Parks Elementary School
• Roy Clark Elementary School
• Sand Springs Early Childhood Center
• Kendall-Whittier EduCare
• A Third Place Community Center, Turley
• Laura Dester Shelter
• Day Center for the Homeless
• Youth Services
• Neighbor for Neighbor Heart Intervention Program
• East Central Village, Tulsa Housing Authority
• Bedlam Longitudinal Clinic
• Six Bedlam Evening Clinics (Primary Care, Dermatology, Surgery, Allergy, Optometry, Pharmacy)