Altus Red River Medical Supply Hub – Altus AFB, US‑62 & SH‑283 Corridor
Southwest Oklahoma’s logistics hub combines Jackson County Memorial Hospital (JCMH), Altus Air Force Base 97th Medical Group, OU Health Physicians Outreach, Comanche County Memorial regional transfers, Great Plains Regional Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Lawton clinics, Jackson County EMS, Altus Fire/Rescue, Southwest Technology Center, Bar-S Foods, Altus Air Logistics Complex, Cotton Compress, Holloman Farms, BNSF/UP rail spurs, US‑62/US‑283/US‑183 corridors, and Red River agricultural supply chains. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #479 at 2500 North Main Street keeps JCMH trauma, 97th MDR, Altus AFB Mobility Wings, Jackson County EMS, wildfire strike teams, and cotton/energy operations stocked without waiting on Oklahoma City or Wichita Falls depots.
Within 35 miles are Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Altus AFB, Great Plains Regional Medical Center (Elk City), AllianceHealth Clinton, Comanche County Memorial, OU Health clinics, Southwest Technology Center, Quartz Mountain State Park, Red River floodplain, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport, and US‑62/US‑283 interchanges. Heat emergencies, ice storms, tornado outbreaks, wildfire seasons, Altus AFB Mobility Guardian exercises, and harvest surges demand a “medical suppliers near me” counter tuned to Red River ICS—this North Main hub delivers.
Altus blends military readiness, cotton and peanut agriculture, energy production, air logistics, education, and healthcare. LAC Health supports that mix with generator-backed cold rooms, bilingual (English/Spanish) documentation, and MOUs with Jackson County EMA, Altus AFB Med Log, and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Region 3.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Altus Red River Hub – Inside Walmart #479
2500 N Main Street
Altus, Oklahoma 73521
ZIP Code 73521 (serves Altus, Blair, Mangum, Hollis, Frederick, Quartz Mountain, Snyder, Childress TX feeders, and Altus AFB)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance lane, military secure loading bay, hazmat returns enclosure, and cold vault tied to redundant generator/solar backup.
Highway & Air Access: On US‑283; 1 mile to US‑62, 3 miles to US‑283/US‑62 cloverleaf, 50 miles to I‑44, 87 miles to Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport, adjacent to Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport and Altus AFB north gate.
Nearby Facilities: Jackson County Memorial Hospital (2 mi), Altus AFB 97th Medical Group (4 mi), Jackson County EMA (2 mi), Southwest Technology Center (3 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Hospital, Military & Community Logistics
- STAT replenishment for Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Altus AFB 97th Medical Group, Great Plains Regional Medical Center, AllianceHealth Clinton, Comanche County Memorial outreach, and OU Health Physicians clinics.
- Telehealth/home-care kits for JCMH Home Health, Chickasaw Nation outreach (western satellite), Kiowa County Health Department, and bilingual programs supporting field/plant crews.
- Cold-chain biologics, aviation flight medicine kits, OB hemorrhage sets, and chemo therapies tracked in Cerner, Epic, AHLTA, and ESO with telemetry.
- School nurse support for Altus Public Schools, Navajo Public Schools, Blair, Olustee-Eldorado, Mangum, Frederick, and Western Oklahoma State College athletics.
- Public health surge totes for tornado shelters, Red River flood centers, wildfire base camps, and Altus AFB Mobility Guardian exercises.
- Support for behavioral health units, VA telehealth pods, and rural clinics across Harmon, Greer, Kiowa, Tillman, and Jackson counties.
EMS, Aerospace & Agricultural Support
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Jackson County EMS, Altus Fire/Rescue, Great Plains EMS, Air Evac 125 (Altus), CareFlite Childress, and SAFB/Altus mutual-aid partners.
- Hazmat returns and rehab kits for Altus AFB flight lines, Bar-S Foods, American Gypsum, Cotton Growers Compress, OG&E Red River plant, and pipeline crews with PHMSA documentation.
- Continuity totes for US‑62/US‑283 mass casualty incidents, BNSF/UP spur derailments, and Red River levee operations.
- Rehab modules for cotton harvest convoys, wheat/pasture burns, Quartz Mountain events, and Altus AFB airshows.
- Rapid resupply for FEMA Region 6 staging, Oklahoma Army National Guard 45th IBCT at Camp Gruber (forward caches), and Texas/Oklahoma mutual aid (Region 3/Amarillo).
- Support for Southwest Technology Center, Western Oklahoma State College nursing/EMS programs, and tribal clinics near Lone Wolf & Hobart.
Meet the Red River Team
Our Altus crew pairs JCMH logistics expertise, Altus AFB medical readiness, and agricultural safety leadership.
Monica Parks
Hospital & Military Liaison
Former Jackson County Memorial supply chain manager overseeing trauma, OB, and oncology lines while coordinating AHLTA/Cerner documentation for Altus AFB transfers.
Email: [email protected]
SMSgt (Ret.) Victor Hanley
Aerospace & EMS Logistics Lead
Retired Altus AFB 97th Medical Group logistics superintendent coordinating flightline kits, humanitarian airlift staging, and joint EMS caches.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Laila Gutierrez
Community & Agricultural Health Director
Bilingual (English/Spanish) physician supporting farmworker clinics, cotton gin teams, and heat-stress prevention programs across the Red River basin.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Track Weather & Range Alerts
Call +1-703-810-3898 when heat indices, tornado watches, wildfire smoke, or UXO/flightline restrictions affect travel so we can stage totes at JCMH, Altus AFB gates, or mutual-aid stations.
- Arrive Credentialed
Hospital badges, DoD CACs, tribal IDs, TWIC cards, OSHA refinery passes, or OHP escorts ensure expedited release; rosters are pre-cleared with AFB security and Jackson County EMA.
- Document Custody
We barcode, temperature log, photograph, and digitally sign every handoff; proofs sync to Cerner, AHLTA, ESO, WebEOC, and MEDLOG trackers.
- Stay Alerted
Subscribe to Jackson County Notify, OKC NWS, Texas Panhandle NWS, ODOT Drive Oklahoma, and Altus AFB AtHoc alerts.
Coverage Footprint
Supports Jackson, Greer, Tillman, Harmon, Beckham, Kiowa, and Childress (TX) counties; Altus AFB; Quartz Mountain; Red River irrigation network; and US‑62/US‑283 logistics.
Red River Resilience
The region has weathered 2011 heat waves, 2015 floods, 2016 wildfire seasons, 2020 pandemic surges, 2021 Winter Storm Uri, and 2023 tornado outbreaks. Hardened docks, satellite/fiber redundancy, and MOUs with Altus AFB, JCMH, and OEM keep supply chains stable.
Regional Demographics
Jackson County population ~25,000; broader Red River corridor ~120,000: 59% White, 23% Hispanic/Latino, 11% Black, 4% Native American, 3% other. Leading industries: military/defense, healthcare, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, education.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you support Jackson County Memorial and Altus AFB at the same time?
Yes. We stage telemetered totes for each campus, align Cerner/AHLTA paperwork, and deliver with photo proof in under 75 minutes.
Do you supply wildfire, drought, or tornado shelter kits?
We preload ICS totes with bilingual signage, hydration, respiratory protection, and telemetry logs, refreshing them daily during incidents.
Can you deliver onto Altus AFB secure areas or OG&E plants?
Provide CAC/TWIC rosters; we coordinate escorts, capture custody photos, and log MEDLOG/OSHA compliance for each drop.
Licensing & Compliance
Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, Department of Defense MEDLOG protocols, Oklahoma State Department of Health, PHMSA/DOT hazmat, FEMA Region 6 ICS/NIMS, TSA/USAF flightline access, HIPAA/HITECH.
What Red River Partners Say
Average rating 4.98/5 from hospitals, AFB, EMS, agriculture, and manufacturing teams.
A freezing drizzle shut US‑62. LAC Health delivered OB and trauma kits in 70 minutes with Cerner-ready telemetry.
✓ Verified
They staged MEDLOG totes at Gate 1 with CAC-controlled custody photos and uploaded AHLTA data before our mobility exercise briefing.
✓ Verified
They rotated every ALS kit after three wildfire responses and emailed telemetry to ESO before our morning debrief.
✓ Verified
During a refrigeration outage they delivered OSHA rehab pods with bilingual signage and telemetry in 65 minutes.
✓ Verified
They refreshed AED/hydration carts for every campus with Monday QC photos and provided telehealth tablets for away tournaments.
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They staged wildfire rehab kits per division with telemetry logs and ICS 214 uploads before our morning briefing.
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