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Patient and Family Advocacy Members         Patient and family advocacy members (PFAC) are area Community Ambassadors to the Oakes Community Hospital. The goal of the PFAC is to enhance the partnership among patients, family members and staff from the hospital, to identify practices, policies and safety initiatives that will benefit from patient and family input. Community Members Roxanne Holm, Ellendale 701.349.4348 Pastor Roy Noel, LaMoure 701.883.5991 Colleen Sundquist, Forman 701.724.3725 Barb Melroe, Gwinner 701.680.1698 Brian Dethlefsen, Oakes 701.742.2750 Karla Hoelscher, Oakes 701.742.2546 Hospital Employee Members Jan Quandt, PFAC Facilitator and Social Services 701.742.3611 Lee Boyles, Administrator 701.742.3602 Kim Ketterling, Nursing Coordinator 701.742.3850 Kim Schmit, Foundation/PR 701.742.3854 Kris Moe, Business Office 701.742.3628 Elnora Hokana, Risk Manager 701.742.3633 Swing Bed Is... Oakes Community Hospital can provide acute or skilled nursing care and rehabilitation. We offer specialized care with a treatment plan developed to your specific needs. Social and rehabilitation personnel are available as needed giving you peace of mind for family or loved ones. When you need a little extra help close to home. Improved quality of life Pain management IV or nutritional therapy Recovery from surgery, join replacement Daily physical, occupational or speech therapy Friendly, clean, homelike setting

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	Meet Ryan Lagodinski, PT, DPT! Welcome to the Physical Therapy Department. We welcome new and existing patients to see Ryan at the Hospital. Switching can be done with a phone call. Serving patients with his great personal service, honesty and integrity. Seeing patients now at the Oakes Community Hospital. Call (701) 742-3291 to set up an appointment.
	Suffering from chronic pain? Talk to your doctor. If you might benefit from an injection that can be done here in Oakes, your doctor can write an order to have this done by Amy Bakke, CRNA, Surgery department, Oakes Community Hospital. For more information, call Amy at 701-742-3840. Oakes Community Clinic providers are working in collaboration with Amy to optimize the clinical assessment and identify the patient’s needs through a thorough exam and potential MRI. Amy will work with anesthesia providers out of St Francis Hospital in Breckenridge in order to meet all the patient needs. Continued

In Black Tie to Blue Jeans, Join Us On

Saturday September 24, 6:00 pm at the Angry Beaver Stillwater Room
Great Food — Entertainment — Amazing Auction

$50 each ticket advance sales

Sponsored by
Oakes Community Hospital Foundation

Call Kim Schmit 701.742.3854 for information
Or email her at kimschmit@catholichealth.net

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American Heart Association - American Stroke Association May 2011 Messaging for American Stroke Month

• Every 40 seconds someone has a stroke - and if a stroke doesn't kill, it may cause physical or mental disability. Stroke is a medical emergency. Call 9-1-1 if you think you or someone you're with is having a stroke. Visit www.strokeassociation.org for more information.

• Call 9-1-1 immediately and say "I think this is a stroke" if you or someone you're with has of these warning signs:

  • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body

  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

  • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination

  • Sudden severe headache with no known cause

• Stroke can happen to anyone, at any time and at any age. Learn to recognize a stroke, because in a stroke emergency, time lost is brain lost. For every minute3 you don't get help, more brain cells die. Learn more about stroke at www.strokeassociation.org

Meet Our Providers

Larry Hendricks Physician Assistant Family Medicine

Larry Hendricks is a board certified Physician Assistant specializing in family medicine. He enjoys rural medicine and has special interest in ear, nose and throat problems. He practiced in Elbow Lake, MN before joining Meritcare in 1994. In 1996 he was the recipient of Meritcare’s highest recognition; the Meritcare Excellence Award, given to outstanding employees. Larry has completed 20 years of rural practice. He joined Oakes Community Hospital in July 2010 and sees patients at the LaMoure Clinic.

Medical Education

Physician Assistant Program

University of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa, Class of 1990

Board Certification

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Leisure

Larry and his wife Lorie reside in LaMoure. In their spare time they enjoy home renovation, gardening, old movies and jazz.

Introducing a new visiting physician for your foot health. Dr. Matt Kammerer, DPM. Click to View PDF
	We offer comprehensive sleep studies now with Dr. Whitney from Whitney Sleep Clinic. Click to View PDF

Weight Loss Support Group meeting January 17 @ 6:00 pm in the Oakes Community Clinic.

The group will be lead by Steve Thompson.

Oakes Community Hospital through the Eyes of a Physician:

Oakes Community Hospital has partnered with Coast-To-Coast Healthcare Services since October 2009 to provide comprehensive healthcare services for our patients. -  Read More

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Oakes Community Hospital Quarterly Newsletter. Volume 1, Issue 1 -  Read More

New Dates! American Diabetes Month Free Diabetes Care Classes with light lunch - No Charge. Final three meeting dates are now January 3, 17, & 31 View Poster

November 22, 2010 Would you use a typewriter if the computer was sitting next to it? Technology has come a long way and healthcare and imaging (x-ray) specifically has been hand in hand with those changes as well. Continued

October 15, 2010 Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Program Now Available at Oakes Community Hospital. As a result of a new partnership with Whitney Sleep Diagnostics & Consultants, Oakes Community Hospital is pleased to announce its new sleep medicine program. Continued

September 8th, 2010

Tonsillectomies

Tonsillectomies done with the quick Coblation Assisted Method. A gentle method with fast recovery and return to normal activities in fewer days! Continued

September 2nd, 2010 Oakes Community Hospital First in State to Implement eEmergency Technology eEmergecy is part of Avera eCARE?, a suite of innovative technology applications developed to access specialized care for rural hospitals like Oakes Community Hospital. Continued

August 9th, 2010

LaMoure Clinic Opens Door

Following a week-long open house for the public and a few finishing touches, LaMoure Clinic opens its doors full-time to patients. Continued

August 2nd, 2010

Larry Hendricks Joins Oakes Community Hospital

Larry Hendricks, PA-C has joined the Medical Staff of Oakes Community Hospital and will staff the LaMoure Clinic located in the First State Bank Mall. Continued

July 21, 2010

Community Invited to Open House Week for LaMoure Clinic

LaMoure, ND - Oakes Community Hospital invites the public to a special Open House week of its new outpatient clinic, LaMoure Clinic, located inside the First State Bank Mall. Continued