Editor’s Note:
May 12, 2025
Xavier University of Louisiana (Xavier) celebrated its inaugural Genetic Counseling Match Day on April 16.
Xavier’s Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program, in clinical partnership with Ochsner Health, matched all five open spots with students for a 100% fill rate. The inaugural cohort will begin in Fall 2025.
May 12, 2025
DePaul Community Health Centers’ (DCHC) Infant Empowerment and Education Program is seeking applications from small businesses in Orleans Parish for up to $1,000 in grant funding to assist in complying with the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act. The PUMP Act mandates that all employers provide reasonable, paid break times for employees to express milk in a private, non-bathroom space.
May 12, 2025
LCMC Health announced that East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) was recently given Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Additionally, EJGH was awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence.
“We are so proud of the team of professionals at East Jefferson General Hospital on achieving The HeartCARE Center designation from the American College of Cardiology,” said Brandon Mauldin, MD, chief medical officer at EJGH.
May 12, 2025
Terrebonne General Health System team member Vanessa Davidson, BSN, CVRN-BC, has been recognized as one of the 40 Under 40 Rising Star Recipients from the Louisiana State Nurses Association for 2025.
Davidson has been a member of the Terrebonne General team for 13 years. She began as a staff nurse, then worked as the clinical coordinator of the Telemetry Department, and then became nurse director of the Telemetry Department. She is a board-certified cardiovascular RN and a member of the Louisiana Organization of Nurse Leaders.
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