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              • Positive Patient Experiences Earn North Oaks National Acclaim for Third Consecutive Year

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                November 2, 2017
                • Media Release
                For the third consecutive year, patients’ comments about exceptional care at North Oaks has earned the health system’s diagnostic services and network of primary care and specialty clinics national acclaim. “I’m very pleased with the staff and my care! I love how quickly you ... Continue reading
              • Free Seminar Nov. 29 to Showcase Medically Developed Weight Loss Program

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                November 1, 2017
                • 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 on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. North Oaks Registered Dietitian Tracy Miller will lead the seminar at the Ideal You at North Oaks ... Continue reading
              • Drs. Darlonda Harris and Brittany Hattier Join North Oaks Family Medicine

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 27, 2017
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                Darlonda Harris, MD, MPH, and Brittany Hattier, DO, have joined North Oaks Family Medicine in Hammond and are accepting new patients. Appointments are available for adults and children, newborns and older. To schedule an appointment, call (985) 230-APPT [2778]. Harris is certified in internal ... Continue reading
              • Explore Health Care Careers with North Oaks Health System

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 12, 2017
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                North Oaks Health System and the Boy Scouts of America are offering students, ages 14-20, with an interest in health care as a career, the opportunity to join Medical Explorers Post 940. Post 940 enables high school and college students to “explore” at a career fair where many types of ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Physician Group Opens Primary Care Clinic in Hammond

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 12, 2017
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                North Oaks Physician Group has opened a Primary Care Clinic in Hammond. The new clinic specializes in comprehensive health care for families and is located within the North Oaks Clinic Building, Suite 201, 15813 Paul Vega, MD, Drive. Family Medicine Physicians Becky Batiste, MD, Juan Carlos ... Continue reading
              • Medically Developed Weight Loss Program to be Showcased at Free Seminar Oct. 17

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 10, 2017
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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 a free seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. North Oaks Registered Dietitian Tracy Miller will lead the seminar on the second floor of North Oaks ... Continue reading
              • Trauma Symposium Addresses Trauma Care from Pre-Hospital to Discharge

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 4, 2017
                • Media Release
                On Friday, Nov. 3, North Oaks Shock Trauma Center, in partnership with the North Oaks Foundation and Southeastern Louisiana University’s School of Nursing, will host the region’s first “Prepared for the Unexpected” Trauma Symposium. Several regional and local leaders with ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Invites Public to Town Hall Forum October 11

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                October 2, 2017
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                If you have questions about North Oaks or the future of health care in Louisiana, make plans to attend the health system’s town hall forum Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 5:30-7 p.m. Hosted by the North Oaks Board of Commissioners and President/Chief Executive Officer Michele Sutton, the forum will ... Continue reading
              • Sports Medicine Specialist Jeffrey B. Witty, MD, Joins North Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center in Hammond

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 21, 2017
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                New patient appointments are now being scheduled with Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist Jeffrey B. Witty, MD, who has joined North Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center in Hammond. To schedule an appointment, please call (985) 230-APPT [2778] in Hammond. Witty is certified by the ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Physician Group Clinics Offering Flu Shots, No Appointment Necessary

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 21, 2017
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                With the Louisiana Department of Health seeing more confirmed flu cases than usual for this time of year, North Oaks Physician Group is making it easy to get vaccinated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the single best way to protect against the flu is to get ... Continue reading
              • Joseph DiPietro, MD, Joins North Oaks Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 12, 2017
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                Joseph DiPietro, MD, has joined North Oaks Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic and is now accepting patients, age 18 and older. To schedule an appointment with Dr. DiPietro, call (985) 230-APPT [2778]. After earning his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah, ... Continue reading
              • Dr. Corey Majors Joins North Oaks Endocrinology in Hammond

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                September 5, 2017
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                Dr. Corey Majors joins North Oaks Endocrinology Clinic in Hammond, effective Sept. 3, and is accepting new patients, age 18 and older. To schedule an appointment, call (985) 230-APPT [2778]. Majors earned his medical degree through Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He ... Continue reading
              • "Play It Safe" with North Oaks Medical Center September 30

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 30, 2017
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                Make plans to attend the North Oaks Medical Center Level II Trauma Center’s 3 rd annual “Play It Safe” event with your family Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free, interactive safety event will be held at Cate Square Park in Historic Downtown Hammond. Play It ... Continue reading
              • Justin D. Fowlkes, MD, Joins North Oaks Pulmonology Clinic

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 23, 2017
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                Justin D. Fowlkes, MD, joined N orth Oaks Pulmonology Clinic effective Aug. 6, 2017 and is now accepting new patients, age 18 and older. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Fowlkes, call (985) 230-APPT [2778]. As a pulmonologist, he specializes in helping patients who have lung-related diseases or ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Physician Group Opens Endocrinology Clinic in Hammond, Dr. A. Mannan Khan to Staff

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 23, 2017
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                North Oaks Physician Group has opened an Endocrinology Clinic in Hammond. Endocrinologist A. Mannan Khan, MD, who is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, staffs the clinic. He is accepting new patients, age 18 and older. To schedule an appointment, call (985) ... Continue reading
              • Vic Linden, MD, Joins New Leaf Psychiatry & Counseling Center

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 21, 2017
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                Psychiatrist Vic Linden, MD, has joined New Leaf Psychiatry & Counseling Center effective Aug. 20, 2017 and is accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, call (985) 230-7495. Linden specializes in adult psychiatry, which involves the diagnosis and treatment of individuals, 18 years of ... Continue reading
              • Nurse Practitioners Carla Graves and Melissa Varnado Join North Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center in Hammond

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 15, 2017
                • Media Release
                Nurse Practitioners Carla Graves and Melissa Varnado have joined N orth Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center in Hammond and are accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, call (985) 230-APPT [2778]. Varnado first joined North Oaks as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2012, diagnosing and treating ... Continue reading
              • Interventional Radiologist Zachary Liner, MD, Joins North Oaks Imaging Associates

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                August 4, 2017
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                Interventional Radiologist Zachary J. Liner, MD, has joined North Oaks Imaging Associates in Hammond effective Aug. 6, 2017. Dr. Liner completed his undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and Biology at Emory University in Atlanta. He earned his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks School of Radiologic Technology Honors 48th Graduating Class

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 5, 2017
                • Media Release
                Members of the 48 th graduating class of the North Oaks School of Radiologic Technology celebrated their accomplishments with a ceremony and reception June 29. Commencement was held in the E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center, located within North Oaks Diagnostic Center. Graduates are pictured above ... Continue reading
              • Dr. Marquinn D. Duke Named Trauma Medical Director of North Oaks Medical Center

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                July 5, 2017
                • Media Release
                Marquinn D. Duke, MD, has been named medical director of North Oaks Medical Center’s Level II Trauma Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and critical care and joined the North Oaks trauma team in September 2014. No stranger to leadership roles, he was an ... Continue reading
              • Ideal You at North Oaks Opens Weight Loss Management Clinic in Walker

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                June 27, 2017
                • Media Release
                Ideal You at North Oaks, an independent, authorized Ideal Protein™ weight loss management program, has opened a new clinic within North Oaks Primary Care in Walker. To celebrate, Ideal You at North Oaks is offering a $50 discount off the registration fee to clients who join by August 1 (Walker ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Sports Medicine Recognizes 2016-17 Student-Athletes of the Year

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                June 15, 2017
                • Media Release
                The North Oaks Sports Medicine team and North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons are pleased to announce that Camryn Flanagan of St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School, Joshua Doussan of Ponchatoula High School, and Grace David and Cheyenne Labruzza of Albany High School have ... Continue reading
              • Harmanjot K. Grewal, MD, Joins North Oaks Rheumatology Clinic

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                June 6, 2017
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                • Media Release
                Dr. Harmanjot K. Grewal has joined North Oaks Rheumatology in Hammond and is accepting new patients. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and rheumatology. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Grewal or for more information on accepted insurance plans, call ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Medical Center Celebrates Recertification as a Primary Stroke Center in conjunction with National Stroke Awareness Month

                Posted By Melanie Zaffuto
                May 31, 2017
                • Media Release
                In conjunction with National Stroke Awareness Month, the North Oaks Medical Center team is celebrating the hospital’s recent recertification as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. With recertification, the hospital has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of ... Continue reading
              • North Oaks Offers Physicals to Livingston Parish Student-Athletes

                Posted By Nanette White
                May 25, 2017
                • Media Release
                The North Oaks Health System team kicked off the Seventh Annual Sports Medicine Physical Day by offering 323 student-athletes from 12 Livingston Parish junior and high schools free physical examinations. Fifteen doctors and five nurse practitioners, along with 58 athletic trainers and employees, ... Continue reading
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