January 23, 2024

Terrebonne General Health System has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for outpatient experience, patient safety, and emergency care by the Women’s Choice Award®. These prestigious awards recognize Terrebonne General for being one of the top hospitals in the nation that have demonstrated the highest level of quality care to their patients, with a special focus on the female experience. Terrebonne General ranked above the national average in patient experience, patient safety, and quality.

January 23, 2024

Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group, a market data research firm, named Ochsner Health one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. This is the second consecutive year Ochsner Health has received this recognition.

January 23, 2024

A recent survey from Forbes Health confirms that quitting smoking remains in the top ten of New Year’s resolutions for 2024. Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable diseases, impacting both physical and mental health. Recognizing the importance of addressing this public health concern, Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Medicaid health plan serving the Louisiana Department of Health and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), is dedicated to assisting members in their quest to quit smoking and promoting overall well-being.

January 23, 2024

The New Family Center at St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital has been designated a Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.

This distinction, part of Blue Cross’ Blue Distinction Specialty Care program, is made in recognition of the high quality and cost effectiveness of care provided by the health system.

January 16, 2024

Healthier Northshore, a community health initiative spearheaded by St. Tammany Health System, recently completed its first harvest and distribution of fresh produce for food bank clients at the Bogalusa Help Center.

The initiative, which will see such deliveries occur weekly, is a community partnership with key contributions from Nielsen’s Farmacy, a two-acre community garden on which the produce was grown; the B.B. Sixty Rayburn Correctional Center, inmates from which harvested and bundled the produce; and the Bogalusa Help Center.