November 28, 2023

H.E.R. Institute is expanding its breastfeeding resources to assist Spanish-speaking families with the opening of a new NOLA Baby Café at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner.

The mission of NOLA Baby Café is to reduce breastfeeding disparities by providing a free space for families and bringing breastfeeding support to communities that have traditionally lacked breastfeeding role models, community and peer support, and may have experienced cultural misconceptions. NOLA Baby Café is licensed by Café USA and adheres to their guidelines.

November 28, 2023

Terrebonne General Health System Senior Vice President of Clinical Services Teresita McNabb, RN, was honored by The LSU Health Science Center School of Nursing as an Outstanding Alumnus as part of their 90th anniversary celebration.

November 28, 2023

Beginning in July 2024, Ochsner Hospital for Children will begin ACGME-accredited residency training at Ochsner Medical Center-New Orleans, with newborn nursery and neonatology rotations at Ochsner Baptist.

November 28, 2023

Fifty years ago, in the fall of 1973, a landmark study began in the rural Louisiana town of Bogalusa that would change how the world sees heart disease. 

The Bogalusa Heart Study, which tracked the health of the town’s children into adulthood, found for the first time that heart disease begins in childhood. 

November 14, 2023

DePaul Community Health Centers’ (DCHC) Family and Social Medicine Residency Program recently garnered accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program, which is patient-centered and tailored to each resident, focuses on delivering the highest-level of primary care and offers a rich environment to learn and address all elements of care.