Dr. Lofgren serves as the inaugural president and CEO of OU Health, Oklahoma’s flagship academic health system. Since his arrival in 2022, the health system has grown substantially in financial performance, cultural transformation and clinical services. Financially, the system has achieved nearly $100 million in cost savings, and in the most recent fiscal year, OU Health saw upgrades in bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. OU Health has expanded from a $1.52 billion system to a $3 billion system, and has seen a 16% growth in admissions and a 14% growth in inpatient surgeries since fiscal year 2022. Additional growth is underway, with a new pediatric behavioral health center opening in 2026 and expansion of the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Tulsa, Okla. in 2027. As Dr. Lofgren guided the transition from a holding company to an operating company model, he focused the health system’s work on quality, safety, inclusion and excellence initiatives. Quality indicators continue to improve, with a 50% reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections and central line-associated bloodstream infections, significant improvement in adult mortality observed-to-expected index, and a 50% reduction in pressure ulcer events.
