HJNO Jan/Feb 2021

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS I  JAN / FEB 2021 59 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalNO.com tough times. It is an honor to use the proceeds from our annual Super Cooper 5K races towards this advanced camera system so that families never have to wonder how their newborn baby is doing.” “We strive to provide the latest technology for our patients and their families and are tre- mendously thankful for the partnership with the Cooper Life Fund which enables us to offer the NICVIEW that will bring peace of mind to the fam- ilies of our tiniest warriors here at TGMC”, said Phyllis Peoples, TGMC, president and CEO. Healthgrades Awards STHS Five Stars for Treatment inMultiple Areas St. Tammany Health System received top marks nationally in Healthgrades’ annual performance evaluations of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide, earning five-star recognition for pacemaker pro- cedures, as well as for treatment of respiratory fail- ure, stroke, hip fractures, and pneumonia. The recognitions marks the sixth consecutive year STHS has earned five-star recognition for treatment of respiratory failure, the fifth consec- utive year it has earned five stars for pacemaker procedures, the third consecutive year for stroke treatment, and the second consecutive year for pneumonia treatment. UniversityMedical Center and Humana Sign Agreement, Expanding Humana’s Medicare Advantage Provider Network in NewOrleans University Medical Center New Orleans, a part of LCMC Health, and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) have signed an in-network agreement, expanding access to care for Humana Medicare members. “We’re proud to welcome Humana Medicare advantage to our insurance network and excited to be able to deliver high-quality, compassion- ate care to more people in our community,” said Danny Hardman, CEO of University Medi- cal Center. LakeviewRegional Announces NewTrauma ProgramDirector Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, has promoted Tilly Gard as our ER medical director.” Toups has been on the medical staff for more than five years. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Acad- emy of Emergency Medicine. LCMCHealth Earns 2020 CHIMEDigital HealthMost Wired Recognition LCMC Health has earned the 2020 CHIME Dig- ital Health Most Wired recognition, a designa- tion garnered from The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effec- tively healthcare organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and busi- ness programs to improve health and care in their communities. “Information technology is a vital tool in health- care as we work to improve the quality of care delivered to our patients,” said LCMC Health CEO Greg Feirn. “The Most Wired listing recognizes our successful efforts to adapt and innovate in ways that improve value, enhance quality of care, improve patient experience, and lower the total cost of care, while expanding access to care.” Thibodaux Regional Health SystemWelcomes Jessica Baity, MD, to theMedical Staff Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Jessica Baity, MD, neurologist, to the active medical staff. Baity is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Neurology Clinic located 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 2300, in Thibodaux. Baity received an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. She earned a medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans where she also performed a neurology residency and an internal medicine internship. Baity is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Medical Association. Baity specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of neurological conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, migraine, other headache dis- orders, neuropathy, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease. Terrebonne General Brings Families Closer Through Video Technology Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) has installed NICVIEW 2 live video streaming camera systems, which supports our philosophy of family- centered care in a unit where the length of stay is longer than a few days. NICVIEW 2, the Neo Intensive Care Unit (NICU) camera system, helps extended family-centered care by giving fam- ily members a virtual window to their newborns. Some babies born prematurely are placed in the NICU, but are released within a few days. How- ever, for other babies the length of stay can be months. While not a replacement for visiting in person, this password-protected system allows parents and extended family members 24/7 access to the new bundle of joy. Ashley and John Fontenot, founders of The Cooper Life Fund, recently contributed $18,500 towards the NICVIEW system. The Cooper Life Fund was established after John and Ashley’s son Cooper Fontenot was born with a congeni- tal heart defect called Transposition of the Great Vessels. Cooper spent many weeks in the hospital and endured several hours of open-heart surgery when he was only nine days old. Cooper is alive and well today because of advanced medical care and extensive cardiovascular research. The Fontenot’s stated, “We are very pleased to be a part of this gift to the families of the NICU. Being separated from your newborn baby is so very hard. Having the NICVIEW will be a bless- ing and bring great comfort to all during the Jessica Baity, MD