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North Oaks Clinic Building Grand Opening Celebration Scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 24, 2012

Posted 01-24-2012 - North Oaks Health System Web Site

The North Oaks Health System Board of Commissioners, Administration and Staff invite the community at large to the grand opening celebration for the new North Oaks Clinic Building this Thursday, Jan. 26 from 5-7 p.m. A complimentary health fair with screenings will be offered after a brief ribbon cutting program in the building’s 1st floor main lobby.

Airport work contracted

Posted 01-06-2012 - The Advocate - GREG GARLAND

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission on Thursday accepted a contractor’s low bid of $8.8 million for airport terminal improvements, including expanding the airport rotunda to open the area to family and friends awaiting returning travelers.

Emergency Room Refuge

Posted 08-08-2011 - The Advocate - ELLYN COUVILLION

Last year, the 3,400 employees of Baton Rouge General Medical Center’s two campuses, at Mid City and Bluebonnet, kicked off a new, internal fundraising campaign in grand style. Through donations of all sizes, employees raised $105,000, matched up to $100,000 by the hospital, to accomplish several things at the hospital.

Revitalizing Recreation on Campus

Posted 07-14-2011

University of South Alabama Gets New Campus Center - The new center in Mobile, Ala., officially opened on Aug. 27, 2010, and has helped revitalize campus recreation and created a new sense of community. A formal dedication ceremony for the new center, located at Old Shell Road and Stadium Boulevard, was held on Sept. 16.

Baton Rouge General Medical Center Employees Raise Money to Install Play Areas in ERs

Posted 06-14-2011

In 2010, Baton Rouge General (BRG) ran an employee-giving program called “You, Me and BRG.” The goal, according to Veazey, was to raise money in three areas: 1) an employee assistance fund, 2) internal grants and 3) a hospital-focused project.

Lafayette General Medical Center: A New Beginning

Posted 12-01-2010 - Inside Healthcare

As it enters the second decade of the 21st century, Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC) is set to embark on an entirely new era. The medical center is a 321-bed not-for-profit facility that can trace its roots back to the Lafayette Sanitarium, which opened in 1911.

University of South Alabama Student Recreation Center

Posted 10-25-2010 - Athletic Business

Designed to attract students and faculty to an inspiring environment, the student recreation center features a fitness center, group exercise rooms, basketball and racquetball courts, an indoor track, indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, a climbing wall and a juice bar.

North Oaks Medical Center Expansion Fact Sheet

Posted 03-29-2011

The first phase of the North Oaks Medical Center expansion will address the hospital’s need for more patient beds, additional operating room suites to accommodate emergent and elective surgical procedure demands, as well as future growth.

University of South Alabama's $32 million Student Recreation Center set to open in summer 2010

Posted 09-09-2009 - Press Register

MOBILE, Ala. -- Don't look for a parking space at the University of South Alabama Student Recreation Center under construction on campus at Old Shell Road and Stadium Drive. The 116,000-square-foot recreation center is all about wellness and health, so school officials didn't plan enough parking for students and faculty.

Art Awards Presented to Area Students

Posted 11-26-2008

MOBILE, Ala. — The GMAC Bowl presented the third annual Harbor Communications-WHLC Architecture Art Awards Banquet. The banquet was held to honor Mobile and Baldwin county schools that have entered their student’s artwork in the annual contest presented by the GMAC Bowl.

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