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GO Diabetes!
The Okeene Medical Clinic is excited about a recent diabetes management program called GO! Diabetes Practice Enrichment. This unique project will encourage implementing practice changes for improved patient outcomes. The GO! Diabetes Practice Enrichment Program is an eight-month pilot project launched in May of 2010 by the Oklahoma and Georgia Academy of Family Physicians and is being funded by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis. The Okeene Medical Clinic was nominated to participate in this program, a true honor and wonderful opportunity for our physicians and diabetic patients.
By participating in the program the Okeene Clinic physicians will learn more about helping patients take a more active role in their diabetes management in all aspects of their healthcare, not just the treatment of the diabetes itself. Many times other health related issues are not managed along with diabetes such as eye exams or foot care. By implementing a new report card system the physician and patient can chart the patients progress and identify areas of improvement, therefore allowing the patient a more active roll in the management of their healthcare.
The Okeene Clinic looks forward to working with our patients in new and improved healthcare services.
Okeene Hospital and Medical Clinic
Welcomes Dr. Latricia Arnold
Okeene Municipal Hospital and Medical Clinic The Okeene Municipal Hospital & Medical Clinic welcomes Dr. Latricia Arnold Dr. Latricia Arnold has joined the Okeene Medical Clinic as a Family Practice Physician with a focus on Women’s Health and Osteopathic Manipulation. Dr. Arnold was raised in Calera, Oklahoma and is committed to improving the health of her patients. She is dedicated to providing individualized medical care to Okeene and surrounding communities.
Dr. Arnold received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1978 with Honors. In 1988 she returned to college at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and the University Center at Tulsa receiving a second major for her Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry and a third major in Secondary Education. In May of 1988 Dr. Arnold received her Oklahoma teacher’s Certification for Biology, Chemistry, Botany, General Science, Physical Science, Physics, and Anatomy & Physiology.
Dr. Arnold received her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery on May 13, 2000 from Oklahoma State University college of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa before completing her internship in 2001 at the Riverside Health System in Wichita, KS. From 2001 to 2003 she completed her Family Practice Residency program at the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and her second year of residency at the OU/Enid Family Practice Residency Program in Enid, OK. Dr. Arnold completed her Family Practice Residency program on October 2006 at the AHEC Family Practice Residency in Pine Bluff, AR.
Dr. Arnold feels her greatest accomplishment is raising three children to productive adulthood despite life’s challenges. In 2006 she met her husband Alton and together they enjoy spending time together and they both look forward to getting to know the residents of Okeene and becoming a member of the community
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Okeene Municipal Hospital Community Benefit Report Now Available! – click here
Okeene Hospital Receives 2009 C.A.R.E.S. Award
Hospitals Focusing on Compassion, Attitude, Respect,
Environment and Service are Recognized for their Success.
The C.A.R.E. S. Designation© is awarded to organizations who have achieved Service Excellence and are in the top one percent (1%) of all healthcare organizations in the United States.
The delivery of healthcare in today’s world requires a highly complex coordination of people, systems, and technology. Healthcare organizations can no longer measure their value simply by having the latest technology or state-of-the-art facilities but rather by embracing a culture which ensures the patient is at the center of all decisions; a people-centered environment. MPI is the leading organization focused primarily on the “Service of Healthcare” around the globe. The MPI International Standards of Service were developed exclusively for healthcare organizations.
2009 C.A.R.E.S. Designation© Recipients:
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital
Bertie Memorial Hospital
Butler County Medical Center
D. W. McMillan Memorial Hospital
Heart Hospital of Lafayette
Highlands Medical Center
Hutcheson Medical Center
Johnson City Specialty Hospital
Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital
Okeene Municipal Hospital
P&S Surgical Hospital
Sabetha Community Hospital
Share Memorial Hospital
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
The Women’s Hospital
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Bellville General Hospital
Bluffton Hospital
Citizens Baptist Medical Center
Harper County Community Hospital
Helen Keller Memorial Hospital
Hughston Hospital
John Paul Jones Hospital
Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital NW
North Sunflower Medical Center CAH
Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Purcell Municipal Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast
Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center
Washington County Hospital
Headquartered in Destrehan, Louisiana, MPI is a global healthcare consulting services firm operating in key business sectors including Medical Tourism, hospital operations, consulting, training & development and customer satisfaction. The company provides a global, structured, and people-centered approach to the “Service of Healthcare”.
MPI has developed the International Standards of Service exclusively for healthcare organizations. MPI is the only authorized company to award the C.A.R.E.S. Designation.
Additional information is available at http://www.mpicares.com.
What is HCAHPS Survey?
The HCAHPS Survey is a standardized instrument for collecting and measuring patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience. The survey was first designed and developed through a partnership between the Centers for Medicare and medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The HCAHPS survey is endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The HCAHPS survey asks patients questions about their hospital experience and is administered between two days and six weeks after discharge to a random sample of adult patients across medical conditions.
