For Immediate Release

Mercy Hosts Free Health Talks & Screenings

Oklahoma City — Mercy Health Center will host two free sessions in August for anyone who wants to know more about why nutrition is vital to managing diabetes and new robotic options for gynecology procedures. Each session will feature a short talk by a physician, along with a Q&A segment.

Sessions include:

Diabetes and Nutrition Thursday, August 27, 6:30 p.m. Shu-Ming Wang, M.D., a family medicine physician at Mercy Health North May clinic, will discuss the importance of why what you eat impacts diabetes. Mercy dietitians will also be on hand to answer questions.

Robotics and Women Friday, August 21, 2 p.m. Tony Shanbour, M.D., a Mercy obstetrician/gynecologist, will give the lowdown on all the new options in gynecological surgery. Dr. Shanbour is one of two physicians in the nation who has performed the most benign gyn robotics procedures (and considering that medical studies show the more procedures a physician perform, the better the outcomes, it’s vital to choose experience when selecting a physician). One of Mercy’s $1.5 million da Vinci robots will be on hand for women to get a closer view.

The diabetes talk will be held at Mercy Health North May clinic, 9100 N. May, and the robotics talk will be at Mercy Health Center’s conference center. To RSVP for the free talks, call (405) 752-3600.

Press release dated: July 28, 2009

Mercy Health Center, the first Magnet hospital in Oklahoma, is a member of Mercy Health System of Oklahoma and the Sisters of Mercy Health System. Magnet-designated facilities: report higher patient satisfaction rates, deliver better patient outcomes, provide more nursing care at the bedside of patients and consistently outperform non-magnet organizations.