The second annual conference of the Louisiana Epilepsy Care and Research Consortium was held on January 20 at the Higgins Hotel in New Orleans. The program, in collaboration with the Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana, was structured to engage professionals about public health challenges related to epilepsy care, innovations and developments in the field, and promote research collaborations.
February 27, 2024
February 19, 2024
DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC) is engaging the New Orleans business community regarding breastfeeding policies, areas of support, and possible barriers regarding mothers breastfeeding in the workplace.
A new federal act, which took effect April 28, 2023, focuses on Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers (PUMP Act), which requires most employers to provide both reasonable break time for employees to express milk for a nursing infant and private spaces to express milk.
Here's a quick overview of the PUMP Act:
February 19, 2024
Women’s Choice Award has once again ranked St. Tammany Health System among the Best Hospitals in America, placing it in the top 10% in 10 distinct specialty areas for 2024, including in the top six percent for patient safety.
The other areas in which STHS was held up for distinction, along with national rank, are:
·Cancer Care (top 1% in the country).
·Obstetrics (top 1% in the country).
·Mammogram Imaging (top 1% in the country).
·Women’s Services (top 2% in the country).
·Minimally Invasive Surgery (top 4% in the country).
February 19, 2024
Ochsner Health is joining nearly 80 of the world’s most recognized academic medical centers and health systems as a new member of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health. For integrative medicine professionals and students, the Academic Consortium is the world’s most comprehensive community for advancing the practice of whole healthcare, with leading expertise in research, clinical care, education, and policy. Ochsner’s integrative oncology program at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in New Orleans joins this community to further advance its holistic approach to cancer
February 14, 2024
Statement from John Ford, Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs, regarding Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s withdrawal of its Plan of Reorganization and the cancellation of the LDI hearing originally scheduled for today and tomorrow.
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