Affiliates
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Tulsa Health Department conducting free health screenings
The Tulsa Health Department’s Know Your Numbers program invites the public to a free Mini Health Screening at various clinic locations through August. The screening tests are open to adults 18 years and older and include blood pressure and hemoglobin (no fasting … Continue reading
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After years of planning, clinic becoming reality
In August 2008, ground was broken on a North Tulsa clinic that would serve as a medical home to a traditionally underserved population. The new clinic had been a dream of Laurie Paul’s ever since opening Community Health Connection a … Continue reading
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Reflections on healing
Tulsa medical professionals reaching out to victims of earthquake in Haiti
That's My Job
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CNAs continue to be in high demand
Helping us get a better perspective on this growing specialty are Mariangel Esser and Juliana Moreno, certified nursing assistants with Myer C. and Ida Miller Hospice in Tulsa. . What does a CNA do? Certified nursing assistants — also known … Continue reading
In The Spotlight
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St. John Stroke Center embraces teamwork
When you first hear the name St. John Stroke Center, a single clinic designed to prevent and treat strokes probably comes to mind. Don’t let the word “center” fool you.
In The News
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Seminar to address elder abuse
With so much in the local news about child abuse the past few months, many people are shocked to learn that in Oklahoma the number of reported cases of abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults rivals that of children. An upcoming seminar is designed to address this issue.
Health Files
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Tulsa State Fair relatively quiet from health standpoint
The Tulsa State Fair wrapped up this weekend with fewer medical incidents being reported than in the past several years.
According to Tina Wells, EMSA vice president of marketing, paramedics responded to fewer medical incidents this year than they projected.
Guest Columnist
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Stark Law violations lead to serious problems
In February 2010, a Tulsa hospital filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to invalidate its employment contracts with two Tulsa physicians. The hospital alleged that the employment contracts signed four years earlier were no longer “commercially reasonable” — the … Continue reading
Clinical Corner
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I’ve had back surgery, but am still in pain. Are there options?
I am glad you are at least considering your options before jumping into back surgery. Sometimes the pain is so severe that it affects an individual’s activities of daily living so they opt for surgery in hopes of getting it … Continue reading