- 120 West Macarthur, Suite 121 • Shawnee, OK 74804
- (405) 878-0202
- Monday through Friday - 8am - 5pm
Capitated payment systems hit rural hospitals hard. Overnight, facilities faced problems the old management playbook couldn’t solve.
The Critical Access program gave hospitals a new framework to work within — but it left one question unanswered: how do you deliver high-quality, personalized primary care and stay financially stable at the same time?
That’s the problem Preferred Management solves. We help community hospitals offer comprehensive, personal care without sacrificing a healthy bottom line.
The advent of the Critical Access program provided many hospitals with the framework for a new approach to facility operations, but the question still facing many community hospitals today is: “How do we work within this framework to supply high quality, comprehensive and personalized primary care while maintaining financial stability?”
Preferred Management provides serious solutions for community hospitals wishing to offer comprehensive primary care with a personal approach, while still maintaining a healthy bottom line.
Our core business.
Helping hospitals reach their goals.
Analytics and accounting expertise.
Spotting trends and solving problems before they grow.
Clinics built around your community's needs.
Connecting hospitals with qualified CEO's.
Preferred Management was incorporated in 1987 by a group of health care veterans with deep experience in rural and community hospital management, finance, and operations.
Since then, our home office team has grown to more than 25 specialists covering:
From the beginning, hospital management has been our core business. We directly manage Parmer Medical Center in Friona, Texas, and Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur, Oklahoma.
More recently, local hospital districts and community boards have turned to Preferred through a leasing model — one that lets the district or board keep oversight while Preferred provides day-to-day stability.
Our leased facilities:
We believe healthcare management should serve the hospital and act in the best interest of patients, the community, medical staff, hospital staff, and the board of directors. Every partner hospital gets individual attention from Preferred’s senior leadership — not a generic playbook. Our team of experienced healthcare professionals gets to know each hospital’s specific needs and builds a clear, focused plan around them.
“My experience with Preferred has been great. This hospital would not be what it is without them.”
“Preferred has been a win-win situation for our community.”