MARSHALL – The staff of Oaklawn Hospice are recipients of a SHPBest Premier Performer family-satisfaction award for calendar year 2021, issued by Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Strategic Healthcare Programs LLC. “This award for our work during 2021 indicates that our hospice... Read More
COLDWATER – While young Cecilia Gawart was growing up in her hometown of Battle Creek, her family’s trove of popular magazines seemed destined to steer her toward a fulfilling career in medicine. “When I was a kid in the early... Read More
MARSHALL – When Dakota Yeaster was a teen-ager growing up in the Michigan community of Jerome, his first-hand experience in helping people in emergencies helped set the stage for a profession in medicine. “I always knew I had a passion... Read More
Marshall, MI, May 10, 2022 – Oaklawn received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Oaklawn’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “Oaklawn is honored to be awarded... Read More
Statewide outreach initiative aims to better serve veterans and their families LANSING, MI – The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) has designated Oaklawn Hospital an official Michigan Veteran Connector for its role in serving military veterans. The MVAA’s Michigan Veteran Connector... Read More
MARSHALL – Oaklawn’s volunteers and staffers are celebrating the success of their 32nd annual Benefit Auction, which raised enough money to purchase two new Dräger medical ventilators for the hospital. “We were able to pass our goal of $100,000, raising... Read More
Oaklawn announces facility and home care changes as part of broader plan to shift care delivery priorities, mitigate costs and increase efficiencies. Marshall, MI – March 4, 2022 – Oaklawn Hospital announced today it will shift care delivery priorities to... Read More
If nursing is your true calling, now is the time to answer that call. Oaklawn is hiring full time and casual Emergency Department Nurses for varying shifts from $35.18 – $38.69 / hour. $5,000 two (2) year retention bonus available. https://youtu.be/HaHl340mSAs... Read More
MARSHALL – Alcides Gil-Acosta, M.D., and Carlos Martinez, M.D., have been honored as joint recipients of Oaklawn’s 2021 Physician of the Year Award, and Susan Tamer, R.N., received the 2021 Employee of the Year award. The selection of Gil-Acosta and... Read More
Who here hasn’t had a painful bowel movement before? *Crickets* I think all of us have had times in our lives when pooping hurt. For some kids, this can cause a long-term problem called encopresis—the withholding of stool to prevent... Read More