2006

January 2006
North Oaks Outpatient Infusion Therapy Unit Relocates [learn more]

February 2006
Boston Scientific Training [learn more]

February 2006
North Oaks Change of Heart Expo Results
[learn more]

March 24, 2006
Long-time North Oaks Executive Management Team Members Brian Hannah and Michele Sutton Take On New Roles for the Health System [learn more]

April 2006
North Oaks Accelerates Expansion Plans
[learn more]

August 14, 2006

Physician Panel Among Features of North Oaks Heart Health Center Open House on Thursday, August 17 [learn more]

August 18, 2006

Physician Panel Among Features of North Oaks Heart Health Center Open House [learn more]

August 23, 2006

North Oaks Walk-In Clinic in Hammond Open Weekdays from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. [learn more]

September 5, 2006
North Oaks Orthopedic Clinic Welcomes Teams at Grand Opening [learn more]

September 29, 2006
Morgan returns as North Oaks Marketing & Business Development Director [learn more]

September 29, 2006
Johnny Poumaroux has joined North Oaks Health System in Hammond as Security and Housekeeping Director [learn more]

September 29, 2006
North Oaks Orthopedic Clinic Welcomes Teams at Grand Opening [learn more]

October 9, 2006
ER Road Reopens at North Oaks Medical Center [view map]

November 3, 2006
Final Phase of North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Expansion Calls for Temporary Relocation of Main Entrance and Closure of Cafeteria [learn more]

November 27, 2006
North Oaks Walk-In Clinic in Walker Expands Weekday Hours [learn more]

November 28, 2006
North Oaks Specialty Clinic in Walker Celebrates Relocation with Ribbon Cutting [learn more]

December 1, 2006
North Oaks Drive Now Open [learn more]

December 14, 2006
Russell Hoover has accepted a promotion as Plant Operations Director [learn more]

December 22, 2006
North Oaks Health System employees and volunteers collected a combined total of nearly 4,000 toys, food items and cell phones during their annual holiday “Spirit of Giving” collection drive for those in need. [learn more]

December 22, 2006
Six local garden clubs and the Hammond Junior High School Better Girls Club have continued a 6-year partnership with North Oaks by trimming Christmas trees located in lobbies of health system facilities for the enjoyment of patients and visitors. [learn more]

December 22, 2006
An annual holiday tradition in the community since 1992, the Memory Tree is part of the North Oaks Bereavement Program for family members and caregivers of deceased Hospice patients. It is a time when they can share their memories with North Oaks Hospice staff members who helped enhance their loved ones’ quality of life in the final phases of their terminal illnesses. [learn more]

December 22, 2006
Nearly 100 children and over 200 of their guests recently put on their holiday finery to attend an annual reunion hosted for them by the staff of North Oaks Medical Center as former patients of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. [learn more]

December 28, 2006
Family Medicine Physician Paul Guilbault, MD, has joined the practice of North Oaks Family Medicine Clinic in Hammond and will begin seeing patients on Tuesday, January 2, 2007. [learn more]

December 28, 2006
Quest to Quit is a new, free two-part class series designed to support and encourage tobacco users who wish to become tobacco-free. North Oaks Registered Respiratory Therapist Tracy LeBlanc will teach participants how to prepare to quit and about the skills, behaviors and medications that may facilitate success. [learn more]

December 28, 2006
The next Tangipahoa Parish Cancer Support Group meeting on Thursday, January 18 from 2-3 p.m. presents an opportunity for you to meet others living with cancer and provide mutual encouragement to one another.
[learn more]