Our History

Good Samaritan Health Services (Good Samaritan) began providing medical care for uninsured and underserved individuals in 1998 at the Fairmont Terrace apartment complex in one of Tulsa’s highest poverty neighborhoods. Founder and President Dr. John R. Crouch, Jr. had the vision for ministering physical healing and spiritual renewal for the underserved in our community. His vision has become what Good Samaritan is today. We have served thousands of uninsured individuals living in the greater Tulsa area with quality comprehensive, holistic medical care.

We received our first mobile medical truck, “Little Sam,” in 1999, as a gift from philanthropist Foster Friess, and we added two new clinic sites. In 2007, we added a second medical truck, a fully equipped, 63-foot tractor-trailer, which we named “Big Sam,” and expanded to 11 clinic sites. In 2009, we added monthly Women’s Health Clinics to address gender-specific care. We began our partnership with the Tulsa Dream Center in 2012, expanding our total number of monthly clinics to 50. We received a donation of our third medical truck in 2015. We raised money through a capital campaign to renovate this truck, which we named “Middle Sam.” All three trucks are still in use today.

From the very beginning, we have partnered with local churches, which provide facilities as well as the many volunteers needed for the operation of the medical clinics. Most importantly, they offer the ministry of prayer and transformation aspects of our ministry. God is invited to be a part of each patient encounter at Good Samaritan Health Services. His love and healing touch is transforming lives every day at each medical clinic.

We currently have 7 clinic locations across Tulsa and surrounding communities, including Glenpool, and Sand Springs. In 2022, our Mobile Medical Clinics provided consistent quality life-saving healthcare at 5,527 patient visits at 487 clinics. Over 1,685 patients relied on our clinics as their primary source of healthcare, and the medical care provided at our clinics kept over 600 patients from turning to the Emergency Room for care based on our “Out of ER” patient health criteria.

Our Calling is Caring. We’d like for you to be part of our mission to help transform the lives of the patients we serve.