May 28, 2024

Terrebonne General Health System has named Robert Meilan, RRT, as the dual director of Cardio-Respiratory Care and Radiology Services. Meilan has been with Terrebonne General for 30 years, beginning his career as a patient transporter and then transitioning to a staff respiratory therapist.

May 28, 2024

University Medical Center New Orleans (UMC) announced its intent to recruit and employ 100 nursing technicians this summer. The Nurturing the Future of Nursing Program is a strategic move that aims to bolster the healthcare workforce while simultaneously creating a sustainable pathway into the nursing profession. This program promotes and fosters matriculation from student nurse to staff nurse positions. The goal is to mentor and educate participants for transition into bedside nursing roles at UMC upon completion of their education and licensure requirements.

May 28, 2024

Terrebonne General Health System (Terrebonne General) and Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) are the first in the Gulf South and only one of five in the country to use the new FDA-approved Esprit™ BTK (Below the Knee) Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System, a first-of-its-kind dissolvable stent to treat chronic limb-threating ischemia in the lower legs.

May 20, 2024

LSU Health New Orleans announced the discovery and clinical advancement of a new non-opioid therapeutic candidate for treatment of acute, chronic, and neuropathic pain and migraine headaches which does not have the organ toxicity or addiction potential of other currently-available pain therapeutics.

May 20, 2024

DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), alongside DePaul's Infant Health Equity Program (DIEEP), Training Grounds, and Seven Star Academy, Inc., announced the forthcoming fathers wellness event, "A Date with Dad: the Art of Fatherhood." The event will be held on June 15 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Xavier University of Louisiana’s Administration Auditorium, 1 Drexel Dr. in New Orleans.