January-February 2014 Issue of Inside Northside Magazine

Page 120

M E D I C A L

P R O F I L E urologic and pelvic conditions, bladder problems, pelvic or bladder pain, and pelvic muscle and support problems. The Women’s Health Center is the only clinic in the region performing both endometrial ablation and tubal ligation under local anesthesia without

“We treat all of our patients like our own family members, and patients say that the personal, one-on-one care given by Ochsner’s nurses makes them feel confident in their healthcare choice to come to Ochsner.” – Dr. Daniel Mokry, OB/GYN

Ochsner North Shore

Women’s Healthcare Team Personalized Care for Your Most Personal Issues

At Ochsner North Shore’s Women’s Services, women

a hospital stay. There are many fertility and family planning options available to patients, including a new permanent form of birth control, Essure, that does not rely on hormones, surgery, incisions, anesthesia or the burning or cutting of the Fallopian tubes, and only takes 10 minutes in the physician’s office. Ochsner also has the convenience of

find personalized care for their most personal

MyOchsner, a patient electronic health record

healthcare issues. Ochsner North Shore offers

website and app for scheduling appointments,

a comprehensive range of women’s healthcare

emailing physicians, refilling prescriptions,

services conveniently located in Covington or Slidell.

checking test results and more.

Patients have peace of mind knowing the

The Ochsner North Shore Women’s Services

obstetricians and gynecologists are board-certified

physicians know that when it comes to treating

and voluntarily undergo independent professional

sensitive healthcare issues, it is important that a

testing and peer review. These physicians work with

patient feels comfortable with her provider. The

certified women’s healthcare nurse practitioners,

team’s breadth of experience and collaborative

nurse-midwives and other specially trained staff to

care makes certain that each patient receives the

treat everything from the common to the complex. A

highest quality personalized care, whether she is

variety of healthcare options are available for women

a young woman, a maternity patient or a woman

in any stage of their life, from family planning and

going through menopause and beyond.

fertility issues to pregnancy and childbirth, and on to later issues, including female urinary incontinence. Dr. Joseph Kuebel, Dr. Daniel Mokry, Dr. Johnny Swiger and Dr. Nancy Thomas are specially trained to treat menopause, uterine fibroids and cysts, overactive bladder, and perform minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, among other OB/GYN Dr. Nancy Thomas,

services. The recent addition of urogynecologist Dr.

E. Judge Tanner Blvd., Ste. 301, in Covington. 875-2828.

Dr. Joseph Kuebel,

David B. Hebert and Annie Jopling, Women’s Health

Ochsner Specialty Health Center - Slidell is located on

Care Nurse Practitioner, to the Ochsner North

the Ochsner hospital campus, 1850 Gause Blvd. E., Ste.

Shore team expands services for treating women’s

202, in Slidell. 639-3777. ochsner.org/northshore.

Dr. Daniel Mokry and Dr. Johnny Swiger.

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Ochsner Women’s Health Center is located at 101

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