The trauma center has four trauma/resuscitation rooms, 12 acute/critical care rooms, 39 adult general medicine stations, four triage stations and one decontamination room.

The trauma center also has the ability to adapt to the needs of a disaster if necessary. It has a heated, covered ambulance bay with room for 14 ambulances.

Saint Francis Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Barry Steichen said much of the credit for the new tower goes to current and past employees of the health system.

“It is because of their good work and vision that Saint Francis has the recognition and stability that it has,” he said.

Saint Francis CEO Jake Henry said the new tower should have a lasting impression on the community.

“History and time will ultimately be the judge,” he said. He is confident it will pass muster, he said.

In an interview last week, Henry said Tulsa’s growing older population was a major reason for building the new tower.

The hospital was turning away some adult patients because it didn’t have the necessary beds, officials said.