June 27, 2009
With INTEGRIS network, Oklahoma doctors strike back at strokes
While heading on vacation with his wife on Father’s Day, Jack Sappenfield suddenly felt dizzy. A few minutes later, the left side of his face went numb and he lost strength in his left side. Sappenfield, 71, of Washington, OK, immediately pulled over, and his wife drove him to a hospital they had just passed on the highway near Yukon.

June 5, 2009
The INTEGRIS TeleStroke Network Benefits First Patient
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. On Saturday, May 30, it happened to Johnny Miller of Clinton, Okla. He had just sat down in his recliner to enjoy a nice dinner when his right arm went numb. He tried to tell his wife of 52 years, Glenna, what was happening but his speech was slurred. Without hesitation she made the decision to take him to the hospital. Since he couldn’t get up on his own, she called 9-1-1.

May 20, 2009
KSBI News: Stroke Awareness Month
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and Integris Health is reaching out across our state to warn you of the signs and symptoms. Mary Pinzon, who is a registered nurse from the Stroke Center of Oklahoma, talked to KSBI-TV's Ashley Shibley about this topic.

April 28, 2009
INTEGRIS TeleStroke Network: Connecting the State
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. In the simplest of terms, a stroke is a “brain attack” – a temporary interruption of blood supply to the brain, causing brain tissue to begin dying immediately. Hence, the faster treatment is administered, the less severe the damage. Unfortunately, not all hospitals have the necessary personnel, equipment and organization required to rapidly and effectively treat these patients.

April 13, 2009
In Oklahoma, Telepsychiatry Program Brings Services to Residents in Need
A new report, “Grading the States 2009,” from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) highlights the severe lack of access in many states to mental health services. Due in large part to drastic budget cuts, most U.S. states are not providing their residents with adequate mental health care, resulting in a nationwide average score of a “D.” In a recent statement the NAMI said “Mental health care in America is in crisis.”

September 26, 2008
Modern Technology Brings Family Together for "Long Distance" Delivery
They were high school sweethearts, both graduates of Amber/Pocasset High School, and newlyweds, now expecting their first baby.  And, as any first-time father would be, Corporal Nicholas White is nervous as he anxiously awaits the birth of his baby.  The only difference is, while his wife Emily is lying on the operating table for a C-Section delivery at INTEGRIS Canadian Valley Hospital, Nic is thousands of miles away in Iraq.