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| 11/29/07 | Deaconess Announces New CEO
Deaconess Hospital announced on Wednesday that Cathryn Hibbs has been named chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2008. Hibbs had previously served as a division vice president of operations for Community Health Systems (CHS), where her... |
| July 11, 2007 | UsToo Brings Awareness of Effects of Agent Orange to Vietnam Veterans
OKLAHOMA CITY– As a member of the U.S. Navy, Jerry Jewell spent eighteen years defending the country in locations around the globe. His service included two tours of duty aboard the U.S.S. Constitution during the Vietnam War. Jewell, a member of the... |
| May 14, 2007 | Low Back Pain Have you Down?
Do you suffer from chronic back and neck pain? Sooner or later, back pain will effect nearly everyone, and there may be a reason why.
Dr. Matthew Stanfield, neurologist, will present information on how to deal with the effects of back... |
| March 20, 2007 | Deaconess Colon Cancer Talk Scheduled
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Colorectal cancer awareness is the focus of a free, community talk at Deaconess Hospital.
Join Matthew McBride, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist at Deaconess, as he discusses colorectal cancer prevention and... |
| March 15, 2007 | Meet Cole Barton
Our journey with arthritis began over four years ago when our son Cole was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis or JRA. Some forms of arthritis are temporary while others are chronic. In some diseases like JRA, chronic arthritis is the... |
| February 21 2007 | UsToo
Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. One in six men will be afflicted with prostate cancer in their lifetime and it strikes as many men annually as breast cancer does in women. The prostate cancer education and... |
| February 5, 2007 | Butterfield
(Oklahoma City)—The Butterfield Memorial Foundation announced today the sale of its remaining shares in Deaconess Hospital to Triad Hospitals, Inc. The sale comes due to Butterfield’s desire to increase its focus on grantmaking and its confidence in... |
| January 25, 2007 | Deaconess Opens State-of-the-Art Heart Cath Labs
OKLAHOMA CITY– Physicians at Deaconess Hospital have new tools to pinpoint cardiovascular conditions and determine possible problem areas in patients experiencing heart-related symptoms. Deaconess recently completed the installation of new digital... |
| January 3, 2007 | Despite Advances, Women are Still at Risk for Cervical Cancer
OKLAHOMA CITY—2006 marked a milestone in cervical health for many American women as the Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine that the prevents infection of many kinds of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease.... |
| January 2, 2007 | Deaconess Announces New Partnership with Ambulatory Surgery Center
OKLAHOMA CITY—Deaconess Hospital, an affiliate of Triad Hospitals, Inc., has entered into joint ownership with physicians operating the Oklahoma Surgery and Urology Center on the hospital’s main campus. Under the new ownership structure, the Oklahoma... |
| November 6, 2006 | Great American Smoke Out Set for November 16
In an effort to provide a comfortable, healthy atmosphere for all patients, employees, and guests of Deaconess, the campus became entirely smoke-free two years ago. Smoking of any kind is prohibited on hospital grounds including in the parking lots... |
| November 6, 2006 | HealthGrades Recognizes Deaconess in Multiple Areas
OKLAHOMA CITY—Deaconess Hospital once again received high scores in several clinical performance reviews, according to the 2007 HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study. HealthGrades, an independent health care ratings service, utilizes a ‘star... |
| October 16, 2006 | Womack Joins Deaconess Medical Staff
Oklahoma City— Deaconess welcomes Charles Womack, MD, to its growing team of family physicians. Specializing in primary care and preventive family medicine, Dr. Womack has partnered with T. Christian Poynor, MD, in the Deaconess Family Care Northwest... |
| October 11, 2006 | Deaconess Urges Community to Take Action in the Fight against Fracture
Deaconess Hospital Urges Community to Take Action in the Fight against Fracture
World Osteoporosis Day is October 20, 2006
OKLAHOMA CITY – Doctors at Deaconess Hospital are teaming up with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) on... |
| September 6, 2006 | Cancer Patient Celebrates One Year of Life Changing Decision
OKLAHOMA CITY— As director of membership and development at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Jim Eastep takes pride in the museum’s achievements and the effect it has had on a downtown landscape undergoing a massive renewal. “The museum was... |
| August 11, 2006 | Red Hot Mamas Serves Up a Spicy Dish on Good Morning America
Karen Giblen, Founder and President of the menopause support group ‘Red Hot Mamas’ will appear on ‘Good Morning America’ on August 15. Giblen will share the latest news on menopause including the menopause transition, body changes, sex, and cool ways... |
| July 26, 2006 | Deaconess Donates back to Community
The Deaconess Volunteer Auxiliary recently donated $40,000 back to the Oklahoma City community in order to promote health and education causes. Donation recipients include: Southern Nazarene University nursing program; Francis Tuttle medical... |
| July 5, 2006 | Neurosurgery Launched at Deaconess
After a year of researching, planning, educating and preparing, the medical specialty of neurosurgery made its debut at Deaconess in March. The hospital offered Oklahomans the majority of medical specialties for many years, yet neurosurgery was... |
| April 4, 2006 | Volunteer Week
April 23 - 29, 2006 is National Volunteer Week. Please take a moment and thank a volunteer for their efforts.
There are 195 active adult volunteers at Deaconess Hospital and at Deaconess at Bethany. In 2005, the... |
| November 16, 2005 | Deaconess Teams with the Hornets to Score Big
Deaconess Hospital is a proud sponsor of the OKC Hornets, which relocated to Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina's destruction of New Orleans. Look for Deaconess advertisements and promotions when you visit the games and while you listen to... |
| June 29, 2005 | Deaconess Hospital Installs Revolutionary Cancer Treatment System
Residents of Oklahoma can now access locally the world's most advanced cancer treatment system, thanks to Deaconess Hospital. Officials announced recently the installation of the TomoTherapy HI-ART System. Unlike traditional radiation therapies, the... |
| April 26, 2005 | World's Most Advanced Cancer Treatment Coming to Deaconess
Residents of Oklahoma will have access to the world’s most advanced cancer treatment system at Deaconess Hospital in July 2005. The Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology program will introduce the TomoTherapy Hi-Art System.
Unlike traditional radiation... |