News Network Posts in 2018
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Biomed Manager Ian has received the North Oaks Health System Leader of the Month Award for October 2018. "Contributing to patient care by helping to ensure our medical equipments' safe operation is a source of tremendous pride for me and my team," shares Ian. Ian first joined the North Oaks Biomed team as a Laparoscopic Video Tech in 1993. Over the next 18 years, he took on ...
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Patient Access Associate Christie has received the North Oaks Health System Employee of the Month Award for October 2018. "Listening is important to service," shares Christie. Christie joined the Patient Access team in 2016. She has worked in numerous North Oaks facilities in this capacity, including: the Diagnostic Center, Emergency Room, Livingston Parish Medical Complex, Medical ...
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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 include Monday, Jan. 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Hammond or Wednesday, Jan. 16, 5:40-6:30 p.m. in Walker. ...
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Listen to this Tangi 96.5 FM "Health Notes" segment to learn ways to help keep your holidays flu-free. North Oaks Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Polly Burrall explains.
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Shantel Johnson
Watch the North Oaks Primary Care providers deliver their best "ho! ho! ho!" and holiday greetings. The entire North Oaks team wishes you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season.
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For 22 years, Holy Ghost Catholic School’s fourth-grade students have earned and collected money as an Advent project to purchase toys for the Pediatric Unit playroom at North Oaks Medical Center. The students are instructed by Linda Owens, Kristi Galaforo and Alexis Wallette. The project began in 1996 in memory of a former fourth-grade student Jason Tinnerello, according to Owens. North ...
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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 pictured above with Santa, were among the 255 former NICU patients or “graduates” and ...
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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 Hospital has the responsibility to ensure the citizens it serves have access to quality health ...
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Social Worker Stacy has received the North Oaks Health System Employee of the Month Award for September 2018. "Getting to know each of my patients and their loved ones helps me better understand potential needs upon discharge from the hospital," shares Stacy. North Oaks has always been a part of Stacy’s life. It’s where she was born, attended daycare and served as a Junior ...
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The entire Environmental Services team has received the North Oaks Health System Employees of the Month Award for August 2018. Each month, North Oaks Health System leadership recognizes an employee for excellence in service. This month, we are recognizing a whole team! “The Environmental Services team is a dedicated group of individuals who work hard every day to protect patients by ...
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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 North Oaks!” “Even with a full waiting room, things moved swiftly.” “I refer ...
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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 male students were chosen from both parishes, representing the months of August-October 2018. Mia ...
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The North Oaks Business Development team garnered four Pelican Awards at the Annual ThreeSixtyEight Pelican Awards hosted by the Louisiana Society for Hospital Public Relations and Marketing (LSHPRM) Nov. 9 at the Baton Rouge Marriott. The society also honored North Oaks Marketing Director Shantel Johnson with the “Marketer of the Year” Golden Pelican Award. Johnson, who is pictured ...
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Telemetry Charge Nurse Chase has received the North Oaks Health System Nurse Excellence Award for August 2018. Chase joined the Telemetry Unit team in 2010 as a Staff Registered Nurse, quickly becoming a Charge Nurse before transferring to the Cath Lab. From there, he became a Flex-Ability Nurse working in many areas of the hospital before returning to Telemetry as a Charge Nurse in 2016. "I ...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises patients and their families to use antibiotics only when necessary to further reduce antibiotic resistance, the spread of superbugs and protect patients from side effects from antibiotics. In observance of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week Nov. 12-16 and throughout the year, North Oaks Health System joins with the CDC in promoting "Be ...
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Staff Development Manager Caresa has received North Oaks Health System's Leader of the Month Award for September 2018. "My team and I are dedicated to ensuring that staff have access to educational resources necessary to continue developing their patient care expertise," shares Caresa. In 2008, Caresa joined the Education team as a Staff Development Specialist. She was promoted to ...
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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 take place in the E. Brent Dufreche Conference Center, located within North Oaks Diagnostic Center at ...
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Sepsis is a medical emergency that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and even death. It is a complication of an existing infection left untreated or not treated appropriately or in a timely fashion. Each year, sepsis leads to death for a quarter of a million Americans and causes two percent of all hospital admissions nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , the single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year. North Oaks Walk-In Clinics in Hammond and Walker and North Oaks Primary Care & After Hours Clinic in Ponchatoula are offering the shots for adults and children, age 3 and older. Most health insurance plans are accepted, and many may cover the ...
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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 Revenue Integrity Specialist – both since 2014. As Vice President of Finance at North Oaks, ...
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Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids. To help keep your family safe while having fun this holiday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers the following tips: All Dressed Up: Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame. Consider adding reflective tape or ...
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Operations Director Gina has received North Oaks Health System's Leader of the Month Award for August 2018. "As health care changes and evolves, it's a team effort to assure we are always headed in the right direction," shares Gina. Gina joined North Oaks in 2000 as Case Management Secretary and Resource Analyst. From 2007 to 2008, she was a Patient Advocate. After eight months ...
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Nursing Operations Manager Edna has received North Oaks Health System's Leader of the Month Award for July 2018. "Listening with a humble heart is important to leadership," shares Edna. Edna joined North Oaks in 1991 as a Nurse Tech on the Telemetry Unit. She went on to work for 12 years as a Telemetry Unit Staff Registered Nurse and Charge Nurse before becoming Medicine Unit ...
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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 prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous with no questions asked. Click here to locate ...
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North Oaks Health System President/CEO Michele Sutton recently recognized Radiology Technologist Kayla for her extraordinary compassion and commitment to patient care. From left are: President/CEO Michele Sutton, Diagnostics Director Casey Alford, Radiology Technologist Kayla, Radiology Supervisor Melissa Ridgedell, Physician Assistant Julie Edmiston and Vice President of Ancillary Services Sarah ...
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