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              • Medicine Unit Staff RN Kaitlin Receives North Oaks Health System Nurse Excellence Award for July 2018

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 17, 2018
                • In The News
                Medicine Unit Staff RN Kaitlin has received the North Oaks Health System Nurse Excellence Award for July 2018. "Even the smallest of gestures can make a difference," shares Kaitlin. Kaitlin joined the North Oaks team in 2009 as a Medicine Unit Secretary. In 2015, she took on a second position as a Nurse Tech while completing nursing school. In 2016, she became a Staff Registered Nurse on ...
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              • Pathak Joins North Oaks Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 17, 2018
                • Media Release
                Physiatrist Rishi Pathak, MD, has joined North Oaks Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic in Hammond. Pathak comes to North Oaks from Johns Hopkins Hospital at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was educated as a fellow in spinal cord injury medicine. He earned his medical degree from St. Matthews University School of Medicine in the Cayman Islands on Grand ...
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              • Harper Appointed to North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 12, 2018
                • Media Release
                The Tangipahoa Parish Council has appointed Terry Harper, a resident of Loranger and retired industrial health and safety professional, to the North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners for a six-year term. The council made the appointment effective Sept. 10, 2018 following their decision to expand North Oaks Health System’s territory, also known as Hospital Service District No. 1 of ...
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              • Play It Safe 2018

                October 11, 2018
                • Video
                Check out the highlights from our 4th annual Play It Safe event! This free event sends families through "safety zones" for hands-on activities that teach everyone how to play it safe at home, on the road and during outdoor adventures. Also, North Oaks and Donate Life Louisiana (LOPA) joined forces for Operation Life 5K to raise awareness about the power of organ, eye and tissue donation. ...
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              • Navarra Appointed to North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 9, 2018
                • Media Release
                The Tangipahoa Parish Council has appointed businessman Roger Navarra of Independence to the North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners for a six-year term. His appointment was made at the council’s August 27 meeting following their decision to expand North Oaks Health System’s territory, also known as Hospital Service District No. 1 of Tangipahoa Parish. Navarra’s ...
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              • DBA/Programming Supervisor Chris Honored as North Oaks Health System Employee of the Month for July 2018

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 9, 2018
                • In The News
                DBA/Programming Supervisor Chris has been honored with the North Oaks Health System Employee of the Month Award for July 2018. "It's rewarding to know that our work enables our providers to match their expertise with electronic medical record technology to best care for our patients," shares Chris. In 2009, Chris joined the North Oaks Information Technology team as a ...
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              • Temporary Road Closure

                Posted By Laura Hanzo
                October 2, 2018
                • In The News
                We have been advised by Tangipahoa Parish that North Oaks Drive at the intersection of W. Club Deluxe Road will be closed for drainage installation starting 6 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 4 and continue through approximately 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 8. The intersection will be closed to ALL vehicular traffic. Please use alternate route to access the area. In response to this road closure, we will shut down ...
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              • North Oaks Offers Latest Technology in Surgery

                Posted By Shantel Johnson
                September 28, 2018
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                General Surgeon Dr. Darren Rowan shows how delicate and precise is the da Vinci Surgical System. This is the latest in surgical and robotics technologies and we are proud to offer it here at North Oaks Health System.
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              • Read CommUnity Newsletter Issue 3 2018

                Posted By Laura Hanzo
                September 28, 2018
                • Community Newsletter
                Download CommUnity Newsletter Issue 3 2018 and read: New Procedure Improves Outcomes for Stroke Victims Let's Talk About Opioids Foundations Raising Funds for Biplane Machine Healthy Recipe: Good-For-You Cornbread Welcome, New Providers and more!
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              • Emergency Services Drive Renamed Jay Smith, MD, Drive

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 24, 2018
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Medical Center ’s Emergency Services Drive has been renamed in memory of Dr. Jay Smith, who served as medical director of the hospital’s emergency department for 22 years until his untimely passing in July 2016. With the approval of the Tangipahoa Parish Council and the City of Hammond earlier in the year, the street has been officially renamed “Jay Smith, MD, ...
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              • Memorial Service Supports 89 Grieving Families

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 24, 2018
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                “Is that Maw Maw,” Kingston Hilliard asked as Lacey Norwood, a program assistant with North Oaks Hospice, knelt to give him a better view of the painted lady butterfly perched on top of its release envelope. Much to his delight, the butterfly seemed to linger before fluttering away. The butterfly release culminated a memorial service, hosted Aug. 18 by North Oaks Hospice, to remember ...
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              • North Oaks Medical Center Leading the Way in Stroke Treatment on the Northshore

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 24, 2018
                • Media Release
                The treatment window for the most common type of stroke has expanded from three hours to 24 hours at North Oaks Medical Center due to enhanced interventional radiology capabilities made possible by the addition of Dr. Zachary Liner, a Neuroradiologist, to the medical staff. The hospital, which is a certified Primary Stroke Center through The Joint Commission, is the only facility on the Northshore ...
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              • General Surgery Staff RN Tina Receives North Oaks Health System Nurse Excellence Award for June 2018

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 22, 2018
                • In The News
                General Surgery Unit Staff Registered Nurse Tina has received the North Oaks Health System Nurse Excellence Award for June 2018. "I love caring for others in their time of need," shares Tina. Tina entered the North Oaks Nurses Residency Program in January 2016. Following residency, she accepted a Staff Registered Nurse position on the General Surgery Unit in April 2016. She began ...
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              • Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Shawn Dearie Becomes Full-­time Provider at North Oaks Primary Care Clinic in Independence

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 22, 2018
                • Media Release
                Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Shawn Dearie, APRN, FNP, is now accepting new adult and pediatric patients, age 3 and older, at North Oaks Primary Care Clinic in Independence. To schedule an appointment or get information on accepted insurance plans, call (985) 878-4174. A member of the North Oaks Health System team for more than 11 years, Dearie specializes in treating a variety of primary ...
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              • Breakthrough Stroke Treatment Offered at North Oaks Medical Center

                Posted By Shantel Johnson
                September 20, 2018
                • Video
                Learn how the North Oaks Medical Center team, led by Dr. Zachary Liner, is using Neurointerventional Radiology to help save stroke victims' lives and prevent long-term disability.
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              • Play It Safe and Operation Life 5K Happening Oct. 6, 2018

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 19, 2018
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                In this edition of North Oaks Health Notes on TANGI 96.5 FM, host Johnny Chauvin talks with North Oaks Health System's Ashley Miller and Tyler Brignac and Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency's Lana Stevens about two family friendly community events taking place Oct. 6, 2018. They are the Fourth Annual Play It Safe and first-ever Operation Life 5K, and both will take place at Cate Square in ...
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              • New Procedure Improves Outcomes for Stroke Victims

                Posted By Laura Hanzo
                September 17, 2018
                • Community Newsletter
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                Seventy-year-old Harry Glen Sterling was eating a bowl of cereal, watching the morning news when his wife Charlene noticed his lips looked funny, his left side was limp and he was slurring his words. She jumped into action, and within 10 minutes, the Kentwood Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance answered Mrs. Sterling’s plea for help. They confirmed her fear that he was having a stroke, and ...
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              • Trauma Program Manager Tyler Brignac Warns Crashes Preventable

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 9, 2018
                • Featured
                Threats to our health appear at every turn these days. Some risks we can control. Others we cannot. One preventable health risk still manages to indiscriminately kill thousands of people in the U.S. each year. It’s trauma caused by Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVCs). A look at crash statistics proves this point. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that more than ...
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              • Dr. Jennifer Owens Joins North Oaks Surgical Associates

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 5, 2018
                • Media Release
                General Surgeon Jennifer Owens, MD, has joined North Oaks Surgical Associates in Hammond and Livingston. Patient appointments are now being scheduled. To make an appointment, call (985) 230-APPT [2778] or (844) APPT-NOW [277-8669]. Owens earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She completed her residency through the Louisiana State University ...
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              • Tropical Storm Gordon Updates

                Posted By DJ Miller
                September 4, 2018
                LAST UPDATE 9/4/2018 AT 11:00 A.M. Updates coming soon.
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              • How to Fit a Bike Helmet

                Posted By Shantel Johnson
                August 31, 2018
                • Video
                North Oaks Primary Care Physician Juan Martinez, MD demonstrates how to properly fit a bike helmet to a child's head.
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              • Emergency Room Nurse Joel Receives Future 40 Leadership Award

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 20, 2018
                • In The News
                North Oaks Health System President/CEO Michele Sutton recently joined with Gary Sandifer of the Natalbany Volunteer Fire Department to present Critical Care Registered Nurse Joel Roberts with his Daily Star Future 40 Leadership Award for 2018. From left are: North Oaks Vice President of Surgical and Emergency Services Terri Lewis; North Oaks President/CEO Michele Sutton; Gary Sandifer of the ...
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              • Emergency Services Director Eric Honored as North Oaks Health System's Leader of the Month for June 2018

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 20, 2018
                • In The News
                Emergency Services Director Eric has received North Oaks Health System's Leader of the Month Award for June 2018. Eric joined the North Oaks team as Emergency Services Director in 2016. Planning to be a Physical Therapist, Eric earned a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Exercise Science from Southeastern Louisiana University. While in college, he was working at a Baton Rouge ...
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              • Quick-Thinking Managers Receive Extraordinary Story Award for Rescuing Volunteer

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 20, 2018
                • In The News
                North Oaks Health System President/CEO Michele Sutton recently presented Volunteer Manager Malissa Gonzalez and Gift Shop Manager Katrinka Schexnayder with Extraordinary Story Awards for rescuing a coworker in her time of need. From left are Gift Shop Manager Katrinka Schexnayder, Volunteer Elaine, Volunteer Manager Malissa Gonzalez and President/CEO Michele Sutton. North Oaks Volunteer Services / ...
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              • Breakthrough Stroke Treatment Offered at North Oaks Medical Center

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 15, 2018
                • Audio
                Listen to this Tangi 96.5 FM "Health Notes" segment to learn how the North Oaks Medical Center team, led by Dr. Zachary Liner, is using Neurointerventional Radiology to help save stroke victims' lives and prevent long-term disability. North Oaks Interventional Radiology Supervisor Roger Rivet explains to Health Notes host Johnny Chauvin.
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