Medical Facilities and Medical Practitioners
Poteau has 1 hospital with 84 beds. There are 7 clinics in Poteau, one nursing home and one assisted living center. Practicing in the Poteau area are 12 medical doctors, 12 osteopaths, 1 podiatrist, 5 chiropractors, 6 dentists, 1 orthodontist and 3 optometrists.
Recreational Facilities
The citizens of Poteau have access to a number of recreational facilities. Poteau has a rodeo arena, fairgrounds and a softball complex.
Poteau is located near the Quachita National Forest, one of the South's oldest and largest National Forests. There are equestrian camps and mountain lake campgrounds at Cedar Lake (approximately 15 miles south of Poteau). Lake Wister State Park (approximately 9 miles west of Poteau) has seven park areas along the 115 miles shoreline and these are ideal for camping and picnicking. Lake Wister has some of the finest fishing and public hunting in Oklahoma.
Robert S. Kerr Airport
- Runway is 4000' X 75'
- GPS Approach
- VOR/DME Approach
- 30 aircraft are based at the airport
- Fueling facilities
- Newly completed and extended
- Taxi-way and ramp
- Aircraft maintenance available
- 12 T-hangers (6 new)
- Flight instruction
- Rental
- Open seven (7) days per week
- 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Space available for new hangers
