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Oklahoma Hospital Association

We must continue to support the state and federal legislators who stand with Oklahoma hospitals. Protect the future of healthcare in Oklahoma and let your voice be heard by contributing to OHA PAC.

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Contribute to the PAC

The OHA PAC serves as the unified voice of hospitals in Oklahoma by strategically investing in candidates who support the mission, vision, and values of our members, patients, caregivers, and the communities served. Working together, hospital and health system leaders and employees can help elect lawmakers who will guide policy conversations that advance our values of providing high-quality, affordable healthcare that positively impacts the health of Oklahomans and Americans.

Robust debate over healthcare policy will never cease. Supporting OHA PAC is one way you can be sure that Oklahoma hospitals will have a meaningful voice in the outcome of these critical healthcare issues.

OHA PAC Board of Trustees

2025 Officers

Jim Berry, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer

Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah

CHAIR

Corey Lively

Chief Executive Officer

Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Elk City

VICE CHAIR

Jimmy Leopard, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer

Wagoner Community Hospital

NORTHEAST REGION

Kandice Allen, RN

Chief Executive Officer

Share Medical Center

NORTHWEST REGION

Brent Hubbard, FACHE

Senior Vice President & COO

INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY REGION

Charles Grim, DDS

Secretary of Health

Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, Ada

SOUTHEAST REGION

Brent L. Smith, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer

Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton

SOUTHWEST REGION

VACANT

TULSA REGION

Club Levels and Benefits

OHA PAC and AHAPAC are pleased to offer the following benefits to contributors of $25+.

Contribute to OHA PAC and begin receiving benefits! Contact [email protected] or [email protected] to obtain a password.

Contributors by Level

OHA PAC is grateful to the hospital leaders listed below for their investment in the future of Oklahoma hospitals. Select a club code to view each contributor – and contribute to OHA PAC today to join them!

1898 Society ($5,000)

Rich Rasmussen, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City

Champions Club ($2,500)

Jim Berry, Northeastern Health System, Tahlequah
Jay Johnson, DRH Health, Duncan
Denise Webber, Stillwater Medical Center

Ben Franklin Club ($1,000)

Kandice Allen, Share Medical Center, Alva
Emily Coppock, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City
Jimmy Durant, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Charles Grim, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Lisa Hart, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City
Brent Hubbard, Integris Health, Oklahoma City
Brian Jones, Integris Health, Oklahoma City
Jimmy Leopard, Wagoner Community Hospital
Corey Lively, Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Elk City
Maggie Martin, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City
Tammy Powell, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
Brent Smith, Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton
Aaron Steffens, Integris Health, Oklahoma City
Steven Taylor, Stillwater Medical Center
Scott Tohlen, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City
Pam Wells, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City

Chairman's Circle ($500)

Trent Bourland, Coal County General Hospital, Coalgate
Tanya Case, DRH Health, Duncan
Tina Dyer, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Scott Ellner, Integris Health, Oklahoma City
Christopher Hahne, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City
T. Shawn Howard, Stillwater Medical Center
Kayla Isaacs, Stillwater Medical Center
Lee Martin, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Kevin Meeks, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Kelly Parker, Share Medical Center, Alva
Jon Rule, Integris Health Edmond Hospital
Lindsey Ridgway, Integris Health, Oklahoma City
Susie Wallace, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City

Capitol Club ($350)

Laura Beck, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City
Eric Finley, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City
Shasta Manuel, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Lori McMillin, Mercy Hospital Tishomingo
Angi Mohr, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee
Shelly Wilson, Stillwater Medical Center

Other Contributors

Jesse Anderson, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Kerri Bayer, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Cathy Broome, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee
Rebecca Chandler, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Heather Chatham, Mercy Hospital Healdton
Jeffery Corbett, Stillwater Medical Center
Bridget Cosby, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City
Lyndal Dedmon, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Christopher Geiger, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Sheryl Goodson, Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, Ada
Debi Hamilton, Wagoner Community Hospital
Chelsea Kelley, INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City
Cindy Martin, Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital, Tahlequah
Drue Martin, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Mitzi McCullock, Oklahoma Hospital Association, Oklahoma City
Connie Merriman, Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, Ada
Sandra Payne, SSM Health Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Gary Revas, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee
Brian Roberts, INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City
Alicson Scott, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Rebecca Sharp, Wagoner Community Hospital
Stephen Stewart, Holdenville General Hospital
Larry Summers, INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City
Brenda Teel, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Tomi Tice, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Marty Wafford, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada
Mary Jane Whisnant, Wagoner Community Hospital
Amber Wilson, Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada

PAC FAQs

Please select a category to view related Frequently Asked Questions. Select each question to learn more.

Purpose of the PAC

Contributing to OHA PAC

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What is OHA PAC?

The OHA PAC serves as the unified voice of hospitals in Oklahoma by strategically investing in candidates who support the mission, vision, and values of our members, patients, caregivers, and the communities served. Working together, hospital and health system leaders and employees can help elect lawmakers who will guide policy conversations that advance our values of providing high-quality, affordable health care that positively impacts the health of Oklahomans and Americans.

Why should I contribute?

Legislators are making decisions that have a direct impact on hospitals, and they want and need to hear from you. Unfortunately, we must compete with the voices of others who don’t share our mission, vision, and values. If we don’t amplify hospital voices through OHA PAC, other voices will dominate.

Our unity as a field is the key to making our advocacy successful. We have accomplished much together and our pathway to further success on the advocacy front is our ability to support candidates who share our mission, vision, and values for healthcare. OHA does this through OHA PAC. As a field, we must recognize those who have supported hospitals in the past and have committed to do so in the future. From Medicaid expansion to directed payments that will yield additional support for hospitals, we must respond in appreciation to lawmakers who stood in the gap for OHA members.

Contributing to OHA PAC isn’t just good for our healthcare field, it also comes with recognition on ohapac.com by Club Level (contribution amount) AND on signs at the OHA Connect conference!

Plus: each contribution helps your hospital and system get closer to the 2025 goal of $5 per bed (plus $2,000 for systems) and receiving recognition at OHA Connect.

But wait: OHA PAC presents two awards every year at Connect:

Hospital or System that raises the highest amount per capita
Hospital or System that raises the most money overall

There’s more: OHA and The American Hospital Association also offers the below incentives for contributors who do not direct their contributions to stay only in Oklahoma.

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Who can give?
Federal campaign finance laws require OHA PAC contributors to be OHA member hospitals’ boards of directors, trustees, executives, administrative personnel, shareholders, and their families. Physicians and physician assistants may contribute to OHA PAC if they are 100% employed by the hospital.
Executive and administrative personnel who can be solicited include full-time, salaried employees of OHA member hospitals, health systems, and clinics with policymaking, managerial, professional, or supervisory responsibilities. Hourly employees are not included in the solicitable class and may not be solicited at any time.
Contributing to OHA PAC must be voluntary and with personal financial resources. Contributions cannot impact the contributor’s job status, performance review, compensation, or employment. Any amount contributed or the decision not to contribute cannot advantage or disadvantage the employee.
Oklahoma ethics laws prohibit corporations from contributing to political campaigns and PACs – all contributions MUST be from personal finances.
What is my hospital’s goal?
Hospital goals are determined by bed size, not previous performance.
The 2025 hospital goals are:
$5 per licensed bed.
Hospitals within a system are grouped with a total goal of the sum of each hospital’s goal, plus an additional $2,000.
How much should I give?
There is no minimum contribution to OHA PAC. All contributions are valuable and appreciated.
The maximum contribution to OHA PAC per calendar year is $5,000 per individual.
Suggested Contribution Levels:
System Leadership: $5,000
C-Suite, large hospital: $2,500
C-Suite, small hospital: $1,000
Large Hospital Leadership: $500
Small Hospital Leadership: $350
Can I spread out payments?
Yes! Contributions to OHA PAC may be made in one payment or on a monthly payment plan. The contributor may select his/her preference during the contribution process or contact OHA Government Relations for more information.
Why do you ask for my home address?
Federal law requires us to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employer of all contributors. Since the contribution is from an individual and not a corporation, the individual’s home address must be reported.

Where does the money go?
OHA PAC:
The OHA PAC Board of Trustees uses political action dollars strategically and intentionally to elect Oklahoma state legislative candidates who demonstrate support for the hospital field and understand Oklahoma hospitals’ concerns.
OHA PAC contributes to state legislative candidates only (Oklahoma House and Senate).
AHAPAC:
OHA provides input to AHA’s PAC Steering Committee for candidate contributions. AHAPAC contributes to federal legislative candidates who have a current race and have been previously supportive of hospital issues. AHAPAC does not give to presidential candidates.

OHA PAC and AHAPAC are bipartisan. Both PACs contribute to campaigns to show appreciation for our legislative champions, regardless of party.

Contributing to OHA PAC and AHAPAC is not a charity donation. Contributions are an investment in the hospital field and the future of healthcare. Contributions are not tax deductible.

One hundred percent of OHA PAC and AHAPAC contributions support candidates. None of the contributions are used for staff salaries, overhead, or lobbying expenses.

Why does OHA PAC share contributions with the AHAPAC?
OHA PAC is a collecting agent for AHAPAC. Fifty percent of the funds raised are sent to AHA for disbursement to federal congressional and Senate candidates unless the contributor marks the opt-out box at the time of contribution. Each shared contribution helps OHA reach our goal set by AHA and compete against other state hospital associations.
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Oklahoma Hospital Association

Jim Berry, FACHE​

CHAIR

Corey Lively

VICE CHAIR

Jimmy Leopard, FACHE

NORTHEAST REGION

Kandice Allen, RN

NORTHWEST RE​GION

Brent Hubbard, FACHE

OKLAHOMA CITY REGION

Charles Grim, DDS

SOUTHEAST REGION

Brent L. Smith, FACHE​

SOUTHWEST REGION

VACANT

TULSA REGION

1898 Society ($5,000)

Champions Club ($2,500)

Ben Franklin Club ($1,000)

Chairman's Circle ($500)

Capitol Club ($350)

Other Contributors

What is OHA PAC?

Why should I contribute?

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Who can give?

What is my hospital’s goal?

How much should I give?

Can I spread out payments?

Why do you ask for my home address?

Where does the money go?

Why does OHA PAC share contributions with the AHAPAC?

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Jim Berry, FACHE

NORTHWEST REGION

Brent L. Smith, FACHE