The Oklahoma Health Center Fast Facts The Oklahoma Health Center (OHC) is a mecca of research, health care, education, technology and community services organizations which exists nowhere else in the state of Oklahoma. This 300-acre complex is located just south of the state Capitol and east of downtown Oklahoma City. The OHC consists of 25 member organizations ranging from cutting-edge biotechnology companies to government, education, health care and community support institutions. These 300 acres represent a $2.5 billion capital investment. As a whole, the OHC represents the second largest concentration of employees in Oklahoma—more than 12,000 and is larger than a number of Oklahoma communities. The Oklahoma Health Center was founded in 1965 by a small group of Oklahoma City fathers including Stanton L. Young, Dean A. McGee, Harvey Everest, E.K. Gaylord and Don O’Donoghue. It is patterned after the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The 27 acres between N.E. 4 and N.E. 8 and Centennial Expressway to Lincoln Boulevard are designated as grounds of the Oklahoma Health Center Biomedical Research Park. This Research Park is the biotechnology transfer center for the state and includes two buildings with a third building and parking structure under construction. Biotechnology transfer brings the discoveries of Oklahoma scientists to the commercial arena for use by the worldwide health community. Housed in the Biomedical Research Park, these emerging and growing companies are creating high tech jobs for Oklahoma City and Oklahoma. Whether its doctors teaching, scientists conducting bench research studies or other health professionals working hand in hand, the energy produced from interaction within Oklahoma Health Center organizations culminates in cutting-edge health care for Oklahoma and the nation.