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• North Oaks Medical Center Receives Primary Stroke Center Certification

  Posted By Melanie Zaffuto

  April 28, 2015

  • Media Release

  

  North Oaks Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission ’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association ’s Heart-Check mark for Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent ... Continue reading

• Free Talk on Peripheral Artery Disease Offered during American Heart Month

  Posted By Melanie Zaffuto

  January 2, 2015

  • Media Release

  

  If you smoke or have diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and/or leg pain or discomfort when you walk, you could be at risk for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). If left untreated, PAD can lead to gangrene, heart attack and stroke. Join Cardiologist Jorge Castellanos, MD, FACC, of North ... Continue reading

• ACHE Elects Michele Kidd Sutton to Council of Regents

  Posted By Melanie Zaffuto

  December 11, 2014

  • Media Release

  

  North Oaks Health System Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Michele Kidd Sutton, FACHE, of Hammond, La. has been elected to serve on the Council of Regents for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) effective March 15, 2015. As a Regent, Sutton will represent ACHE’s ... Continue reading

• Dr. Jay Smith Honored as North Oaks Physician of the Year for 2014

  Posted By Melanie Zaffuto

  December 7, 2014

  • In The News

  Jay Smith, MD, has received the 2014 North Oaks Health System Physician of the Year Award for exceptional service to others, leadership, performance excellence and his dedication to the community. Smith is North Oaks Medical Center’s Emergency Services Medical Director and a 24-year veteran of ... Continue reading

• NICU Reunion Scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6

  Posted By Melanie Zaffuto

  November 12, 2014

  • Media Release

  

  Former patients of North Oaks Medical Center ’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and their families are invited to catch up with their caregivers at the NICU Reunion on Saturday, Dec. 6. The annual event will take place from 9-11 a.m. in the E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center, located ... Continue reading