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• North Oaks Medical Center's Automated Laboratory Heightens Patient Safety and Quality

  June 8, 2012

  • Media Release

  [HAMMOND, La.] --North Oaks Medical Center is the first hospital on the Northshore to implement a “lab train,” a fully computerized laboratory system that uses bar code technology to process specimens. The $1.1 million investment provides a higher level of patient safety and quality, and ... Continue reading

• North Oaks Medical Explorer Post 940 Recognized by Istrouma Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America

  June 8, 2012

  • Media Release

  From left, Kelsey McLaughlin of Hammond High Magnet School and Morgan Horn of Albany High School take a closer look at a model of the human brain at the North Oaks Medical Explorers Career Fair. [HAMMOND, La.] —The Istrouma Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America recently recognized Medical ... Continue reading

• Nearly 1,100 Student-Athletes Participate in North Oaks Sports Medicine Physical Day

  May 23, 2012

  • Media Release

  Dr. Judson L. Penton, an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine with North Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center, screens Sydney Gregoire at North Oaks Sports Medicine Physical Day on April 21. Sydney is a cheerleader at St. Joseph School in Ponchatoula. Physical Day Volunteer Amy Riehlmann ... Continue reading

• Deep Breathing Exercises to Lower Stress Levels

  May 8, 2012

  • Video

  In this video, North Oaks Health System employee and registered yoga teacher Britni Serou, RYT-200, demonstrates a 3-part deep breathing exercise that may help lower your stress level. Find a comfortable position in a quiet place. Sit on the floor, perhaps against a wall. Close your eyes. Soften ... Continue reading

• North Oaks Physician Group to Open Ponchatoula Walk-In Clinic May 7

  May 7, 2012

  • Media Release

  North Oaks Walk-In Clinic—Ponchatoula will open on Monday, May 7 at 530 West Pine Street, Suite 1. [Ponchatoula, La.] –Walk-in medical care is coming to Ponchatoula! North Oaks Walk-In Clinic—Ponchatoula will open on Monday, May 7 at 530 West Pine Street, Suite 1. Members of the ... Continue reading