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Ochsner Health Named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
Touro Names Quanna Batiste-Brown as Chief Nursing Officer
East Jefferson General Hospital Achieves VAD Accreditation
DCHC Hosts Annual Toy, Food Giveaway on Dec. 21
DCHC Hosts Annual Toy, Food Giveaway on Dec. 21
Thibodaux Regional Welcomes Russ Parks, MD, to the Medical Staff
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Awards $150K in Grant Funding
STHS Maternity Care Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
December 17, 2024
Ochsner Health Named to U.S. News &...

U.S. News & World Report has named numerous Ochsner Health hospitals as 2025 High Performing hospitals for maternity care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

The following Ochsner facilities across Louisiana earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as birthing-friendly practices, favorable rates for unexpected newborn complications, and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures:

December 17, 2024
Touro Names Quanna Batiste-Brown as Chie...

Touro announced the appointment of Quanna Batiste-Brown, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, as its new chief nursing officer.  

Batiste-Brown began her nursing career with Ochsner Health, working there for over a decade and eventually serving as director of ambulatory nursing. In 2013, she moved to California to join UCLA Health, most recently serving as their chief nursing officer and adjunct associate professor at the UCLA School of Nursing,

December 17, 2024
East Jefferson General Hospital Achieves...

LCMC Health announced that East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) has received its Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) accreditation from DNV. 

“This significant achievement underscores our commitment to providing advanced cardiac care,” said EJGH President and CEO Greg Nielsen. “I’m grateful for our team for putting in the necessary work over this past year to get us here today. With this new accreditation and our expert staff, we will continue providing innovative, life-saving care to all our patients.”

December 17, 2024
DCHC Hosts Annual Toy, Food Giveaway on...

DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), along with the Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program, Total Community Action, United Healthcare, and the Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is hosting a holiday toy and food giveaway at its DCHC Carrollton health center on Dec. 21.

The event will take place at 3201 South Carrollton Avenue from 10 a.m.-12 noon. Toys and food will be given away on a first come first served basis. Pre-registration is not required.

December 10, 2024
DCHC Hosts Annual Toy, Food Giveaway on...

DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), along with the Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program, Total Community Action, United Healthcare, and the Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is hosting a holiday toy and food giveaway at its DCHC Carrollton health center on Dec. 21.

The event will take place at 3201 South Carrollton Avenue from 10 a.m.-12 noon. Toys and food will be given away on a first come first served basis. Pre-registration is not required.