Norman Regional Health System | Norman Regional Nine Emergency Department

Make sure to throw in some #Red to this weekend's laundry! NEXT Friday, 2/3, is nationally recognized as Wear Red Day for Heart Health! #NormanRegional will be pumping out heart facts and resources all February long. Get smart about your heart! It’s easier to be more proactive about protecting #OurHearts and maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle when we understand our risks for heart disease. #wearred #hearthealth #norman

Let it snow! ❄️Thank you to our healers who are hard at work even on snowy days. We appreciate you. #okwx #normanoklahoma

Oklahoma leads the United States for cervical cancer deaths. January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of early detection and prevention of cervical cancer. Amber Duncan, APRN, WHNP-BC, a women’s health nurse practitioner at Norman Regional, gives her take on some of the most common questions that arise with cervical cancer prevention and education. Click the link in our bio, then click blog to read more. #NormanRegionalHealer #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth #CervicalCancer #Oklahoma #OklahomaCervicalCancer #WomensHealth #Health

Norman Regional is rolling out the purple carpet to welcome Farhad Aminzadeh, MD, to the NRHS healer family! Dr. Aminzadeh is a board-certified family medicine physician currently accepting new patients at Primary Care – Norman Regional Nine. He became an M.D. after 16 years of working as a neighborhood pharmacist. Specializing in :  Asthma  COPD  Diabetes  Hypertension  Management of Chronic Conditions  Preventive Medicine In his off-time, Dr. Aminzadeh is a healthy, home-cooked meal enthusiast and former competitive ballroom dancer. Call 405-515-0520 to make an appointment today! #Norman #Healer #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare

Beginning January 24, Tom Connally, MD, and Amanda Lewis, PA-C, will join our medical endocrinology providers at the Endocrine and Para/Thyroid Center. This move brings all of our endocrine, thyroid and parathyroid services into the same space to provide a streamlined and easy-to-navigate patient experience. For any questions, please call 405-307-5720.

If you are looking for a healthcare job in Oklahoma, we’ve got you covered! Norman Regional Health System is hiring. We currently have open positions in various career areas, including Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Support Services, Allied Health, and more. Come be a part of the transformational healthcare happening right here in Oklahoma at Norman Regional Health System. Learn about job openings, The Norman Way culture, benefits and more on our careers site in the link in our bio. We would love to have you be a healer on our team.

Get Quit for Quit Week! It may take several tries to quit tobacco for good but remember that even small successes are wins! Using prescription cessation medications AND talking to your doctor AND receiving quit coaching makes you 7x more likely to successfully quit. Being tobacco free is the best way to protect your health! Visit OKtoQuit.com for free resources to help you get started. #okotquit #tobaccofree #help #QuitWeek

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, celebrated on the third Monday in January, honors the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement. After his assassination on April 4th, 1968, there were calls for a national holiday and beginning in 1970, many states made his birthday, January 15, a holiday. In 1983, Congress passed legislation making the third Monday in January a federal holiday and in 1986, the holiday was first observed nationwide.

Happy National Pharmacists Day! Please join us in recognizing and thanking our pharmacy staff for their contributions to patient care. Our pharmacists are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Norman Regional Health System. Norman Regional has 49 pharmacists on staff, with 18 having completed residency and 16 carrying board certification in pharmacotherapy! Pictured here are all our former pharmacy residents who now work at Norman Regional! #NationalPharmacistsDay #Pharmacists

Jennifer Taylor, APRN-FNP, is now accepting new patients at Norman Regional’s Primary Care – Tri-City Clinic. Jennifer went into family medicine because she loves caring for different generations and handling their overall care. She said her patients can expect a provider who genuinely cares about and is committed to their health and well-being. To schedule an appointment with Jennifer, call 405-515-0450. To learn more, click the link in our bio, then click the "find a provider" button and search for Jennifer Taylor.

January is #ThyroidAwareness Month, and Norman Regional Endocrine Surgeon Dr. Tom Connally is here to explain the importance of this key gland. Watch Dr. Connally's video about the thyroid, click the link in our bio, then click blog. #ThyroidAwarenessMonth #NormanRegionalHealer #ThyroidHealth #ThyroidGland #WomensHealth #StressManagement

Great news for Norman! Today we celebrated a new partnership between Norman Regional and @ou.health to create the @stephensoncancercenter at Norman Regional! This will enhance cancer services and create a new facility to serve patients in Norman and southern Oklahoma!