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Kaitlyn Timmons and David Perry planned on spending Thanksgiving as they do each year at Kaitlyn’s grandmother’s house in Sapulpa. Joined by nearly 30 family members, it is a day full of cooking, children playing and family time together. This year, however, they will be arriving Grandma’s late and leaving early to look over the newest member of the family, Zoey Ann Perry. “It is going to be difficult, but we will be able to get through it,” says Kaitlyn of altering the Thanksgiving plans. “We are thankful that she is still with us. We are lucky to have her.”

Sixteen Oklahoma hospitals, including the Peggy V. Helmerich Women's Health Center at Hillcrest Medical Center, recently received awards for their perinatal quality improvement efforts from the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. The awards were presented at the first annual summit of the collaborative in Midwest City.

The pain in Tamie McDermott's knee worsened to the point she feared she would not be able to be a nurse any longer. When her doctor referred her to The Othropeadic Center's Dr. Yogesh Mittal, she learned about a new procedure available at Hillcrest Medical Center, which helped calm her fears. It was perfect timing for Tamie. She shares her story of her career in nursing nearly sidelined by knee pain and how MAKOplasty partial knee replacement helped get her back to doing what she loves.