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University Medical Center New Orleans Cuts Ribbon on Expanded Cancer Center
LDH Encourages Talking to Youth about the Risks of Vaping
Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic
STHS Announces Daisy, Sunflower Awards
HHS Releases Report Exposing Fraudulent Insurance Coding For Sex-rejecting Procedures on Minors
A Medical Travesty:  Trumps Vaccine Executive Order Signing; “Nothing Bad Can Happen”, and American Academy of Pediatrics and Over 210 Opposition to this Order
Ochsner Transplant Institute Performs 10,000th Transplant Surgery
Thibodaux Regional Welcomes Pradeep Thodima, MD, to the Medical Staff
December 15, 2025
CityBusiness Magazine Recognizes STHS

St. Tammany Health System has again been ranked among the best places to work in the New Orleans metro area by CityBusiness magazine. The 2025 honor is the fourth consecutive year the health system has been included on the publication’s annual Best Places to Work list. 

As in previous years, the health system was recognized in the largest of the three sized-based categories, reserved for organizations with 250 employees or more. STHS is one of only four organizations honored in the large-employer category

December 9, 2025
Ochsner’s Pete November Recognized by Mo...

Ochsner Health announced that Pete November, president and CEO, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2025.

This recognition program acknowledges and honors individuals who are deemed by the Modern Healthcare newsroom to be the most influential figures in the industry in terms of leadership and impact.

December 9, 2025
CDC Vaccine Committee Overturns Decades-...

By: Maya Homan-Dec. 5, 2025  Louisiana Illuminator

ATLANTA — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since 1991 to protect Americans against an incurable liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis, cancer and liver failure. 

December 9, 2025
NO Area Hospitals Recognized by U.S. New...

The New Family Center at St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 list of the nation’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.

Ochsner Medical Center — Kenner has also been named a 2026 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care by the publication.

December 9, 2025
Louisiana Abruptly Cuts Two Medicaid Con...

By: Julie O'Donoghue  Dec. 9, 2025  Louisiana Illuminator

Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration is abruptly ending contracts with two of the six companies that provide Medicaid insurance in Louisiana, a move that could leave 488,500 residents uncertain of what health care they will have starting Jan. 1.