Hillcrest Medical Center received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement award. This award is for Hillcrest’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.   Andre Fredieu, M.D. is medical director of the Oklahoma Stroke and Neurological Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center. He says…

Hillcrest Medical Center has been named among the 2022 Top Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization. Hillcrest Medical Center received designation as a top teaching hospital and is the only hospital in Oklahoma to receive this award. Top hospitals are identified using data from the watchdog organization’s annual hospital survey, with…

Hillcrest Hospital Claremore’s auxiliary volunteers recently purchased a patient transport chair for the hospital’s radiology department. The group bought transport chairs for out-patient surgery, the emergency room and med-surg departments in the past. The volunteers routinely supply items like those chairs through fundraising efforts. Most of the funds come from gift shop sales, but the…

If you go to Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, you’ll likely see volunteers in pink uniforms. One of those volunteers is 90-year-old Betty Oldham (pictured in the center). After starting her nursing career in the 1950s, Oldham is still walking the halls of the hospital. She volunteers with the group of “pink ladies” who help in the…

Hillcrest South’s medical laboratory recently received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) after a rigorous on-site inspection. During the CAP accreditation process, inspectors examine the laboratory’s records and quality control procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record and overall management. “Many…

The heart undergoes natural changes during pregnancy to support a growing life. Heart complications can appear as the mother’s body undergoes the stress of pregnancy. Cardiovascular disease is also the leading cause of pregnancy complications, so it is important to stay on top of heart-healthy habits for the benefit of the mother and the child.…

Valentine’s Day is extra sweet this year in the Hillcrest Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Parents of several NICU babies received special Valentine’s Day cards today featuring their newborns. The cards also include their foot prints shaped like hearts and a message that says, “I love you from the bottom of my heart…