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              • Hood Memorial, North Oaks Health System Enter Into Cooperative Endeavor Agreement

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                December 3, 2018
                • Media Release
                Hood Memorial, through its Board of Commissioners, entered into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with North Oaks Health System effective Monday, December 3, 2018. The agreement is for consulting services and leadership. “As Hospital Service District number 2 of Tangipahoa Parish, Hood Memorial ... Continue reading
              • Positive Patient Experiences Earn North Oaks National Acclaim for Fourth Year in a Row

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                November 29, 2018
                • Media Release
                For the fourth consecutive year, patients’ feedback about the exceptional care they received at North Oaks has earned the health system’s network of primary care and specialty clinics national acclaim. “I trust my provider.” “I ALWAYS receive excellent health care at ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Sports Medicine Announces Student-Athletes of the Fall Season

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                November 27, 2018
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Sports Medicine certified athletic trainers have joined North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons to select John Ross Donnes, Mia Kugler, Meghan Landry and Waylon Mabry as the 2018 “Student-Athletes of the Fall Season” in Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes. Female and ... Continue reading
              • NICU Reunion Scheduled Dec. 1 to Celebrate Each Graduate's Successes

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                November 6, 2018
                • Media Release
                North Oaks Medical Center ’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates and their families are invited to a reunion scheduled from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. To RSVP, register here. You also may call the North Oaks Special Events Line at (985) 230-2255 or (225) 686-4897. The reunion will ... Continue reading
              • Branson, Toler Join North Oaks Health System Financial Leadership Team

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 30, 2018
                • Media Release
                William H. Branson and Lynn Carter Toler have joined the North Oaks Health System leadership team as Vice President of Finance and Financial Services Director respectively. Both come to North Oaks from Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, where Branson was serving as Controller and Toler as ... Continue reading
              • Participation Encouraged for Drug Take Back Day October 27

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 24, 2018
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                On Saturday, Oct. 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 sixteenth opportunity in eight years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted ... Continue reading
              • 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 ... Continue reading
              • 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 ... Continue reading
              • 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 ... Continue reading
              • Emergency Services Drive Renamed Jay Smith, MD, Drive

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 24, 2018
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                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 ... Continue reading
              • 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 ... Continue reading
              • 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 ... Continue reading
              • 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 ... Continue reading
              • Second Annual Trauma Symposium Addresses Trauma Care from Pre-Hospital to Discharge

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 10, 2018
                • Media Release
                On Friday, Nov. 2, North Oaks Shock Trauma Center, in partnership with the North Oaks Foundation and S outheastern Louisiana University’s School of Nursing, will host the second annual “Prepared for the Unexpected” Trauma Symposium. “Our goal is to provide national caliber ... Continue reading
              • Free Seminars Planned for August to Showcase Medically Developed Weight Loss Program

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 23, 2018
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                Ideal Protein, a medically developed weight loss program that can help you achieve and maintain your weight loss goals, will be showcased at two free seminars this month. Ideal You at North Oaks Registered Dietitian Tracy Miller will lead both seminars. Dates to choose from include Monday, Aug. 20, ... Continue reading
              • Mitchell Promoted to Vice President of Ancillary Services

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 21, 2018
                • Media Release
                With more than 14 years of leadership experience in health care, Sarah E. Mitchell of Hammond has been promoted to Vice President of Ancillary Services for North Oaks Health System. In her new role, Mitchell will provide leadership for the health system’s diagnostic, laboratory and ... Continue reading
              • Willingham Joins North Oaks Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 21, 2018
                • Media Release
                Physiatrist Cynthia Willingham, MD, PLLC, has joined North Oaks Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic in Hammond. She is accepting new patients, ages 18 and older, and will serve as Medical Director of North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Willingham, call ... Continue reading
              • Dr. Ashley Ingolia Joins Northshore Internal Medicine Associates in Hammond

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 20, 2018
                • Media Release
                Effective July 29, Internal Medicine Physician Ashley Ingolia, MD, will join Northshore Internal Medicine Associates in Hammond. She will specialize in comprehensive health care for adults, including annual checkups, preventive screenings and management of health conditions like diabetes and ... Continue reading
              • Abraham Using Leading-Edge Techniques to Treat Heart Patients

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 20, 2018
                • Media Release
                Dr. Nik Abraham of North Oaks Cardiology is continuing to break new ground in Louisiana as the first provider to use leading-edge techniques and devices to treat heart patients in a minimally invasive way at North Oaks Medical Center. Most recently, Dr. Abraham became the first cardiologist in ... Continue reading
              • Nurse Practitioner Kimberly Marcel Joins Northshore Urological Associates

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 18, 2018
                • Media Release
                Kimberly Marcel, APRN, FNP-C, has joined Northshore Urological Associates as a Nurse Practitioner. Adult and pediatric patients, newborn and up, are now being accepted. To schedule an appointment or get information on accepted insurance plans, call (985) 230-APPT [2778] or (844) APPT-NOW [277-8669]. ... Continue reading
              • Cathey Announces Retirement from North Oaks Health System

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 16, 2018
                • Media Release
                James E. Cathey, Jr. has announced that he will retire as CEO Emeritus of North Oaks Health System effective August 1, 2018. “On behalf of our Board of Commissioners and our physicians, employees and volunteers, I thank Jimmy for his more than three decades of service to North Oaks and our ... Continue reading
              • Page Promoted to Vice President of Clinics

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 13, 2018
                • Media Release
                With more than 10 years of leadership experience in health care, Kanna Page of LaPlace has been promoted to Vice President of Clinics for North Oaks Health System. As such, Page will provide leadership for North Oaks Physician Group’s network of more than 30 primary, specialty and walk-in ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Sports Medicine Recognizes 2017-18 Student-Athletes of the Year

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 13, 2018
                • Media Release
                The North Oaks Sports Medicine team and North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons are pleased to announce that Jazmyn Womack of Ponchatoula High School, Kade Bleakley of St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School along with Alana Chandler and Sawyer Blankenship of Springfield High ... Continue reading
              • Trauma Surgeon Shahrzad Talebinejad, MD, Joins North Oaks Shock Trauma Center

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 13, 2018
                • Media Release
                Trauma Surgeon Shahrzad Talebinejad, MD, has joined the North Oaks Medical Center Shock Trauma team. After graduating from the University of Maryland in College Park with a bachelor’s degree in Biology, Talebinejad earned a medical degree from the Medical University of the Americas in Nevis, ... Continue reading
              • Anderson to Succeed Hsing as North Oaks Health System's Chief Financial Officer

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 10, 2018
                • Media Release
                Mark T. Anderson will succeed Shirley Hsing as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of North Oaks Health System. Anderson’s appointment follows an extensive national search for a CFO to succeed Hsing upon her retirement scheduled for Dec. 31, 2018. He will join the North Oaks team on July 16 and work ... Continue reading
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