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              • North Oaks Diabetes Education to Host Free Talk about Stress Management

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                June 20, 2019
                • Media Release
                Elevated stress levels may alter blood sugar levels and negatively affect your ability to manage your diabetes. Learn how to keep stress in check to help maintain satisfactory blood sugar levels at a free group meeting, sponsored by North Oaks Diabetes Education, Wednesday, July 10. The meeting will ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Sports Medicine Recognizes 2018-19 Student-Athletes of the Year

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                June 20, 2019
                • Media Release
                The North Oaks Sports Medicine team and North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons are pleased to announce that Mia Kugler and Austin Granier of Ponchatoula High School, Haleigh Pourciau of Walker High School and Bryce Johnson of Springfield High School have received 2018-19 Student-Athletes of ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks honors nine dietetic interns at graduation ceremony

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                June 11, 2019
                • Media Release
                The future is bright for registered dietitians, the North Oaks Medical Center Dietetic Internship Program’s 2019 graduating class were told during a ceremony Thursday, June 6, at the E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center, located within North Oaks Diagnostic Center. Graduates and leaders of the ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Diabetes Education to Host Free Talk about Medication Management

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                May 21, 2019
                • Media Release
                Medication management is important for keeping many health conditions in check. For those with diabetes, it can be especially crucial. Learn helpful strategies for medication management at a free group meeting, sponsored by North Oaks Diabetes Education, Tuesday, June 4. The meeting will be held ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks First in Louisiana to Use ProFoundAI™ Artificial Intelligence to Detect Breast Cancer

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                May 20, 2019
                • Media Release
                Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the newest addition to North Oaks Health System’s arsenal of high-performance, clinically proven breast cancer detection tools. When the health system launches 3D mammography digital breast exams this month at North Oaks Diagnostic Center in Hammond, it will ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Medical Center Reverified as Level II Trauma Center

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                May 20, 2019
                • Media Release
                The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has reverified North Oaks Medical Center as a Level II Trauma Center through February 2022 following an intense on-site evaluation earlier this year. North Oaks Medical Center first earned ACS verification as a Level II Trauma Center in 2016. ACS conducts a ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Sports Medicine Announces Student-Athletes of the 2019 Spring Season

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                May 20, 2019
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Sports Medicine certified athletic trainers have joined North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons to select Chloe Stokes, Austin Granier, Haleigh Pourciau and Brock Bankston as the 2019 “Student-Athletes of the Spring Season” in Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes. Female ... Continue reading
              • Student-Athletes Score Free Physicals at North Oaks Sports Medicine Physical Day

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                May 16, 2019
                • Media Release
                Champ Cooper Elementary School Basketball Coach Casper Jackson attended North Oaks Health System’s 28th Annual S ports Medicine Physical Day early May 11 with five of his players before they competed in a tournament an hour later. “They got in quickly. I observed them (getting physicals) ... Continue reading
              • Don't be a Dealer! Take Back Your Prescription Drugs April 27

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                April 17, 2019
                • Media Release
                On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement agencies will give the public its 17th opportunity in eight years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Medical Center Recertified as Primary Stroke Center

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                April 12, 2019
                • Media Release
                The Joint Commission has recertified North Oaks Medical Center as a Primary Stroke Center. Recertification follows a rigorous on-site review in December 2018 and validates the continuation of certification first earned five years ago in 2014. The Joint Commission conducts a recertification survey ... Continue reading
              • Free Weight Loss Seminar Planned for May 20 in Hammond

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                April 12, 2019
                • Media Release
                Ideal Protein, a medically developed weight loss program that can help you achieve and maintain your weight loss resolutions, will be showcased at a free seminar Monday, May 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Hammond. The seminar will take place on the fourth floor of North Oaks Clinic Building, 15813 Paul ... Continue reading
              • Free Weight Loss Seminar Planned for May 15 in Walker

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                April 12, 2019
                • Media Release
                Ideal Protein, a medically developed weight loss program that can help you achieve and maintain your weight loss goals, will be showcased at a free seminar Wednesday, May 15, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Walker. The seminar will take place at North Oaks Primary Care, 28799 Walker South Road, Suite 1. ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Laboratories Earn National Accreditations for Quality

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                April 12, 2019
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Health System’s Laboratories recently earned accreditation renewals following on-site surveys from AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The laboratory has been CAP-accredited since 1996, and its blood bank has been ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Health System Announces Entry Pay Rate Increase

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                March 29, 2019
                • Media Release
                Effective March 2019, minimum wage at North Oaks Health System has increased from $9.00 per hour to $12.00 per hour. The increase exceeds the federal (and Louisiana) minimum wage rate by more than 60 percent. To learn more about job opportunities with North Oaks Health System, click here. As North ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Sports Medicine Announces Student-Athletes of the 2018-19 Winter Season

                Posted By Laura Hanzo
                March 6, 2019
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Sports Medicine certified athletic trainers have joined North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons to select Ialiyah Preston, Justice Kelly, Camryn Woods and Bryce Johnson as the 2018-19 “Student-Athletes of the Winter Season” in Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes. Female ... Continue reading
              • Free Seminars for Medically Developed Weight Loss Program Planned for March Discount on One-time Registration Fee Offered

                Posted By Laura Hanzo
                February 27, 2019
                • Media Release
                [HAMMOND, La.] — Ideal Protein, a medically developed weight loss program that can help you achieve and maintain your weight loss resolutions in the New Year, will be showcased at two free seminars in March. Ideal You at North Oaks Registered Dietitian Tracy Miller will lead both seminars. ... Continue reading
              • First Guaranty Bank Donates $100,000 to North Oaks Foundation

                Posted By Nanette White
                February 22, 2019
                • Media Release
                HAMMOND, La. -- With gratitude, North Oaks Health System President/Chief Executive Officer Michele Kidd Sutton and North Oaks Foundation Director Staci Arceneaux announce that the foundation has received its largest single gift to date – $100,000 from First Guaranty Bank. The donation is ... Continue reading
              • Whittington Named Chief Executive Officer of Hood Memorial Hospital

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                February 6, 2019
                • Media Release
                Mike Whittington has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. Whittington, who has nearly 30 years of health care leadership experience, assumes the role as part of a recent cooperative endeavor agreement between Tangipahoa Parish’s two hospital service ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Medical Center Physicians Appoint 2019 Medical Executive Committee

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                January 24, 2019
                • Media Release
                Nine area physicians have been selected by their peers to serve on the North Oaks Medical Center Medical Executive Committee for 2019. These officers will serve as liaisons between the North Oaks Medical Staff and North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners. Serving as Chief of Staff is ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Physicians Appoint 2019 Medical Executive Committee

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                January 23, 2019
                • Media Release
                Three area physicians have been selected by their peers to serve on the North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Medical Executive Committee for 2019. These officers will serve as liaisons between the medical staff and the North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Board of Managers. Serving as chief of staff is ... Continue reading
              • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Honors Eight North Oaks Primary Care Doctors

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                January 21, 2019
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                Eight North Oaks Primary Care physicians are among 400 providers statewide honored as 2018-19 Top Performers at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s 2018 Quality Blue Statewide Collaborative late last year. The Top Performer award recognizes clinics and physicians participating in the ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Medical Center Achieves Renewal of Louisiana's Breastfeeding Quality Designation

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                January 18, 2019
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Medical Center proudly announces its continued recognition as a Gift- designated hospital. North Oaks became a Gift -designated hospital for the first time in 2016. The Gift is a quality initiative and hospital designation program through the Louisiana Department of Health – Office ... Continue reading
              • Raising the Roof Ground Breaking and Ticket Sales Kick Off February 1

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                January 18, 2019
                • Media Release
                The 2019 Raising the Roof for Charity Home is located at 2016 Cypress Tree Court, Madisonville, LA 70447 in Southern Oaks. The 2019 Home is built by Northshore Home Builders Association (NHBA) Immediate Past President Keith West of West Custom Homes and is valued at $400,000. It features 4 bedrooms, ... Continue reading
              • Free Seminars for Medically Developed Weight Loss Program Planned for January

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                December 30, 2018
                • Media Release
                Ideal Protein, a medically developed weight loss program that can help you achieve and maintain your weight loss resolutions in the New Year, will be showcased at two free seminars in January. Ideal You at North Oaks Registered Dietitian Tracy Miller will lead both seminars. Dates to choose from ... Continue reading
              • Santa Greets NICU Graduates at North Oaks' Annual Reunion

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                December 3, 2018
                • Media Release
                Amiracca Marshall was hospitalized at North Oaks Medical Center for 2 ½ months before her baby was born breech, and he spent another month in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). So returning Saturday to the NICU Annual Reunion was like a homecoming. Ms. Marshall and baby Tripp, who are ... Continue reading
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