North Oaks Medical Ctr

North Oaks Medical Ctr sits in Hammond, Louisiana, and has 330 beds, along with a 27-bed medical rehabilitation hospital, a freestanding surgical center, and two diagnostic centers, so you'll find a big range of medical services here if you need them, and folks know it's home to the largest multispecialty provider clinic in the region with care from over 240 healthcare providers across 38 specialties, covering things like internal medicine, with doctors like Kiran Garikapati, MD and Michael A Cordone, MD, as well as hospital medicine from folks like Casey Steen, MD, and emergency medical care provided by Alyssa Lyon, MD at the north oaks walk-in clinic, which goes from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for people who need urgent care daily. The emergency room stays open 24/7 for serious and sudden issues, and the hospital runs a Level II Trauma Center so people in a crisis get care right away, and there's advanced services like diagnostic radiology with certified radiologists, MRI, and testing like mammography, nuclear medicine, and blood work, all mixed in with surgeries including open-heart and robotic options if that's needed, so you really have access to quite a bit here. North Oaks puts a strong focus on things like transparency, ethical practices, and making sure people feel safe from discrimination and harassment on top of all that medical care. You also see care from psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, pulmonary specialists, urologists, and other types of specialty doctors. They offer family medicine, including educational rotations in Bogalusa, and there's a connection to LSU School of Medicine where you'll see training programs for young doctors, along with education for the public. The hospital has a lot of specialized units too, like hospice care, psychiatric care, burn care, a 6-bed Neonatal ICU, a Pediatric ICU, a 32-bed Medical Surgical ICU, a Cardiac ICU, and 12 bassinets set up for newborns, plus a total of 248 beds that aren't just the usual type, and if you count the whole system with its extras, the acute care hospital part covers 330 beds as mentioned before. North Oaks Medical Ctr is a Designated Blue Distinction® Center for Maternity Care and serves as a Primary Stroke Center, and you'll find rehabilitation services, help coordinating care to keep folks out of the hospital, and options that let patients and families get support while staying at home. It all centers around providing needed care in a way that strives to be compassionate, clear, and safe for everyone who walks in, and if you want to learn more about its full spread of offerings, you can find information on their website at http://www.northoaks.org/medical_center.aspx.