We are
very
conveniently
located
on US165, (the
main North-South Highway in town) about
5 miles north
of its intersection with
I-20.
We are next to the Ouachita Independent Bank Building, 2 blocks south of
St.
Francis North Hospital (formerly North Monroe Hospital).
Please see map on office location page to get driving directions.
We offer a lab
certified in General Chemistry, Immunology and Endocrinology,
capable of doing the usual lab work required for most people and specialized
work for our Rheumatologists and Endocrinologist. The lab work that we do
not do in-house gets sent to a nationally certified lab. We have 3 certified
Medical Technologists and 2 phlebotomists on our staff.
We have an
infusion and metabolic testing center where patients in comfort can receive their medication infusions or
endocrine metabolic testing.
We have an X-ray
machine with an
hydraulic adjustable table to avoid having patients to climb up.
We were the
first in North Louisiana in 1994 to install DXA bone densitometry and have
just upgraded our machine
to a fan
beam technology unit
to give the same reliable
results in a minute. Our X-ray technician is a certified Radiology
technician. Dr Madura Rangaraj is one of only three Certified Clinician
Densitometrists in all of North East Louisiana.
We have
installed an office MRI machine
- General Electric Applause-
developed solely for Rheumatology practices to enable earlier diagnosis and
better follow up of Rheumatoid Arthritis. We are
the first in the state to have this machine.
Delta
Diagnostic Center
performs
state of the art
Echocardiograms
and some
Vascular
ultrasound
studies of the Extremities and Carotid vessels to facilitate early detection
of vascular and heart disease. Our studies are interpreted by a Cardiologist
trained in their interpretation. This service performed in our facility
offers significant convenience to our patients.
We also
offer the Toshiba NEMIO 20
state-of-the-art ultrasound machine for timely and convenient evaluation of
the Thyroid gland and its environs and also the ability to have in-house
FNA (Fine
Needle Aspiration) and biopsy of suspected lesions by a certified physician.
In house use of
the
NC Stat
system allows us to perform
needleless evaluation of peripheral nerves and allows speedy
diagnostic evaluation of common neuropathies such as Carpal Tunnel and
Tarsal Tunnel syndromes and also helps in assessing neuropathies of diabetic
patients and differentiate them from nerve root irritation in the spine.
Our
Diabetes Education Program (recognized and certified by the ADA)
is staffed by experienced
ADA
certified educators. Lisa Riddle, our nutritionist (RD.,CDE) is the
coordinator of our program, and has assisted in coordination and
establishment of other Diabetes Education programs
in the region. Teri Holifield, our Nurse Educator (RN.,CDE), is currently
also the Coordinator and RN educator of the Diabetes Education Program at
LSU Monroe. Group education per the guidelines of the American Diabetes
Association, and individual counseling sessions in select cases, are offered,
including individualized meal plans, carbohydrate counting, insulin therapy
management by patients and insulin pump management.
We also
offer
CGMS: continuous glucose monitoring system
where the blood glucose can be monitored for a 72 hour period
continuously and give precise data regarding blood glucose levels and help
provide state of the art technology to help manage diabetes at an even
higher level.
We are the first in
North Louisiana
to offer this technology.
