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Guardian Angels - Making a Difference

When Kimberley Donaldson delivered her first child at Moore Medical Center, she felt her delivery nurse was like an angel at her side.

“She was working her hardest to do what was best for me,” Donaldson said. “She kept me calm and did a great job.”

Donaldson chose to honor her nurse, Kim Anable, RN, through Norman Regional’s Guardian Angel program. The program gives patients and their families an opportunity to make a meaningful gift to Norman Regional Health Foundation to recognize healthcare providers who deliver extraordinary care at the Health System.

Each Guardian Angel is honored among their peers and receives a specially designed lapel-pin to signify their “angel wings.”

Read more about the Guardian Angel program here

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Home Runs for Hearts

Score a home run for your heart at the University of Oklahoma baseball game Friday, April 10. Norman Regional Health System, OU, and the Norman Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to promote heart health at the game.

From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., free blood pressure screenings will be offered. Three free heart scans will also be given away; each is valued at $100. Norman Regional’s President and CEO David Whitaker will help throw out the first pitch.

“I’m very grateful to OU and the chamber for helping raise awareness about this important issue,” Whitaker said. “This event will reach a lot of people who otherwise might not have thought about their own heart health.”

Cheer on the Sooners as they play Texas Tech. General admission is $8 and tickets are available by calling either (405) 325-2424 or toll-free (800) 456-GoOU. Purchase tickets online at www.soonersports.com.

Feed a Family of Four for Under $50

Is it possible to eat healthy without busting your budget? Dietitians at Norman Regional Health System say yes! Norman Regional’s Healthy Community is hosting a day of meal planning at a local grocery store to show shoppers healthy meals don’t have to be expensive. In fact, you can feed a family of four for under $50 a week!

Dietitians will be on hand at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Homeland, 1251 Alameda St. in Norman. Norman Regional’s registered dietitians will lead participations on a tour of the grocery store and teach them how to pick items that are both healthy and budget-friendly.

All attendants will receive a week’s worth of menus, recipes and corresponding shopping list. One person will also be randomly selected to win all the groceries needed to make a week’s worth of meals.

Please register at (405) 440-8802. Recipes, menus and shopping lists will be posted to www.myhealthycommunity.com after April 18. Visit the site now for healthy recipes and a list of local restaurants that offer healthy choices.

American Diabetes Association Honors Norman Diabetes Center

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recognized Norman Regional Health System’s Diabetes Center for its commitment to excellence in providing quality diabetes education to the public.

The association’s Education Recognition Certificate assures the Diabetes Center’s educational programs meet national standards and staff is properly credentialed, said Pam Boeck, RN, CDE, program coordinator for the Diabetes Center.

Dr. Tan Pham is a board-certified endocrinologist who often refers patients to the center.

“The ADA recognition of the Norman Regional Diabetes Center is a merit to the center’s excellence and experience in management of diabetes care. I’ve had much success in utilizing their services with my patients,” Pham said.

The Diabetes Centers’ patients have shown remarkable improvement and in 2008 data showed 80 percent of individuals completing comprehensive education had a reduction in A1C value. An A1C is a test that gives a picture of a patient’s average blood glucose control for the past two to three months.

Read more here.

Music to His Ears – A Tribute to Dr. Hal Belknap

His hands healed thousands, his love reached many more and now, even after death, Dr. Hal Belknap’s legacy is growing.

Norman residents are working with Ugandan health officials to open the Doctor B Health Clinic in Africa. At 7 p. m. on April 18 a benefit concert to raise money for the clinic will be held at the First Baptist Church, located at 211 West Comanche in Norman. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.

Dr. Brian Yeaman is a partner at Belknap’s Norman Clinic and also heads the Medical Explorer Post Belknap developed at Norman Regional Hospital. He says having a clinic in Uganda that will save the lives of underprivileged children would have made Belknap more than proud.

“Dr. Belknap would have been humbly honored. The clinic will improve health services for an impoverished area of tremendous need, some who otherwise would not have access to a physician,” Yeaman said.

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