About Us

Providers in Oklahoma interested in creating value in healthcare

Meet the Hospitals

Eleven institutions across Oklahoma are the owners of The LifeCare Companies.

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LifeCare Health Services, LLC

An organization established in 1994, and the recently established Lifecare Value Network, LLC, together "The LifeCare Companies" are wholly owned by the founding hospitals' members and were established to create synergy and an innovative approach to the delivery of healthcare. Our founding hospitals are:

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    Ascension St. John Health System

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    Comanche County Memorial Hospital

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    Duncan Regional Hospital

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    Grady Memorial Hospital

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    Great Plains Regional Medical Center

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    Jackson County Memorial Hospital

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    McAlester Regional Health Center

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    Norman Regional Health System

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    Northeastern Health System

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    Stillwater Medical Center

Over 80% of Oklahomans live within
30 minutes of a LifeCare Hospital.

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The Vision of The LifeCare Companies is to:

  • Enhance the ability of member organizations to remain independent, community-based assets

  • Bring tangible benefits of "systemness" through the elimination of duplicate services and creation of scale to result in improved financial performance

  • Facilitate collaboration for improved patient care

  • Provide services of exceptional quality, value, and accessibility

Meet the Leadership Team

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Karen Hendren

President

Karen Hendren, CPA, FHFMA, is President of Lifecare Health Services, LLC, a company wholly owned by eleven hospitals and health systems in Oklahoma. Lifecare is an alliance or virtual system of independent hospitals, committed to collaboration and cost reductions through shared services.

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Jenny Manderino

Sr. Director Lifecare Accreditation

Lifecare Accreditation Services is led by Jenny Manderino, RN, MSN.  Jenny is responsible for delivering Accreditation and Regulatory Service consultingfor hospitals and healthcare systems of all sizes, ambulatory care organizations, behavioral health facilities and critical access hospitals.

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Karen Hendren

Karen Hendren, CPA, FHFMA, is President of Lifecare Health Services, LLC, a company wholly owned by eleven hospitals and health systems in Oklahoma. Lifecare is an alliance or virtual system of independent hospitals, committed to collaboration and cost reductions through shared services. Lifecare providers work together collectively across the state in various value based programs to improve population health. In her role, Karen works closely Lifecare hospitals and physicians to find opportunities to bend the cost curve and improve quality.

Prior to joining Lifecare in 2015, Karen spent 25 years in both system and community hospitals in Oklahoma serving as VP of Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer. Karen is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma and a M.S. in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University. She is a Past President of Oklahoma’s Healthcare Financial Management Association and served on HFMA’s National Advisory Council.

Jenny Manderino

Lifecare Accreditation Services is led by Jenny Manderino, RN, MSN. Jenny is responsible for delivering Accreditation and Regulatory Service consulting for hospitals and healthcare systems of all sizes, ambulatory care organizations, behavioral health facilities and critical access hospitals.

She is a content expertise on CMS conditions of participation, The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation and DNV standards and interpretation. Jenny performs project management services for all Accreditation Services activities; to include, focused compliance assessments, mock surveys, on-site or virtual coaching during surveys, and delivering educational presentations on accreditation and CMS compliance topics. In her role she ensures that member organizations are receiving maximum value from their membership with Lifecare and the relationship Lifecare has with Vizient Accreditation Services.

Jenny has over 28 years of experience in healthcare. Prior to joining Vizient 13 years ago she was a Chief Nursing Officer. Prior to being a CNO Jenny held multiple healthcare leadership positions including Emergency Department, Home Health, Long Term Care, and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Her clinical experience was in Emergency Department Services, and Medical Surgical Nursing.

Jenny is a member of AORN, ASHE and AWHONN. She has been a speaker at AORN’s National Conference in 2017, 2018, 2019 and AWHONN in 2017 and 2018. She has also been a guest speaker on a Podcast called beyondclean.libsyn.com in 2018. The Podcast is professional platform for sterile processing professionals.

Jenny also sits on one of the Advisory Boards for The Joint Commission.

Jenny earned her Master of Science in Nursing Administration from Newman University in Wichita Kansas.

Robin Yoder

Robin joined LifeCare in 2019 as the Director of Population Health Management. In this role she leads a team of practice transformation specialists and data analysts to provide Lifecare members and partners actionable insight to their population. She provides leadership and guidance to facilitate implementation of initiatives to address the needs of patients and community. She also serves as the compliance official for LifeCare ACO. Robin has more than 13 years working with physician office practices to improve workflow, EMR integration, and quality improvement initiatives. Robin earned a MSN in nursing leadership from Loyola University New Orleans and has served the state of Oklahoma as a registered nurse for over 25 years.