HJNO Jan/Feb 2021

60 JAN / FEB 2021  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS Hospital Rounds to its trauma program director role. Gard has been with Lakeview Regional since 2012, serving most recently as trauma program manager. “I look forward to the future of our trauma pro- gram – it is in excellent hands with Tilly Gard, Dr. Marco Hidalgo and the entire team.” Gard attended Nicholls State University College of Nursing. She received her nursing degree from University of Southwestern Louisiana College of Nursing in Lafayette. She is a member of the Lou- isiana State Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Emergency Nurses Association, Lou- isiana Emergency Nurses Association, American Trauma Society, Society of Trauma Nurses, and American Society of Perioanesthesia Nurses. Slidell Memorial Hospital Receives GetWith The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award Slidell Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensur- ing stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Loyola NewOrleans, Ochsner Health Launch Undergrad Nursing Program Loyola University New Orleans and Och- sner Health have teamed up to launch a new pre-licensure undergraduate nursing program with the inaugural class starting Fall of 2021. The four-year, full-time undergraduate program, which leads to a pre-licensure bachelor of science in nursing degree, features in-person classroom instruction at Loyola and hands-on clinical train- ing with Ochsner Health. After graduation, stu- dents will be eligible to sit for the National Coun- cil Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses (RNs). This new program, which has received approval by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and is pending approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Col- leges (SACSCOC), is designed to address a critical workforce shortage facing both Louisiana and the nation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statis- tics, an average of 175,900 openings for registered nurses are projected each year over the decade, largely in part to retiring nurses. This projected shortage is more acute in the South. According to a report from the Louisiana State Board of Nurs- ing Center for Nursing, in 2019, 37% of licensed RNs living in Louisiana were 50 years old or older and 17% of RNs were 60 years or older. Enrollment in the Pre-Licensure BSN pro- gram at Loyola is now open for Fall of 2021. For more information, visit https://www.loyno.edu/ bachelor-science-nursing. St. Tammany Health System Named Continuumof Care Center of Excellence St. Tammany Health System has been desig- nated a Care Continuum Center of Excellence by the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer. “We are proud and honored to be working with St. Tammany Health System as a Care Continuum Center of Excellence. Their commitment will help save lives and improve long-term survivorship by giving patients access to high-quality, multidisci- plinary care closer to home. They are the example to follow,” said GO2 Foundation President and Co-Founder Laurie Fenton Ambrose. The designation recognizes commitment to improving outcomes for those diagnosed with lung cancer by providing patient-focused and coordinated multidisciplinary care. St. Tammany Health System was previously named a lung cancer Screening Center of Excellence by the GO2 Foundation, in addition to being designated an American College of Radi- ology Lung Cancer Screening Center. The Care Continuum Centers of Excellence pro- gram recognizes community hospitals that meet rigorous qualifying criteria that demonstrate col- laborative leadership across the lung cancer care continuum. Meeting the CCCOE criteria puts member hospitals on par with leading academic and research institutions and provides patients with access to the latest innovations not typi- cally found in community hospitals. The CCCOE approach results in patients receiving compas- sionate and timely care, as well as treatment options that improve survivorship. TulaneMedical Center Earns National Recognition For Promoting Organ, Eye, And Tissue Donation Tulane Medical Center earned platinum-level recognition from the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state. The WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser- vices, Health Resources and Services Administra- tion (HRSA), and the organ donation community with workplaces across the nation in spreading the word about the importance of donation. Donations Help the Spirit of Charity Foundation Purchase 1,400 Protective FaceMasks for First Responders First responders have been at the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide an essential service to the community by transport- ing thousands of sick and injured people to Uni- versity Medical Center New Orleans each year. In response to their tremendous efforts, the Spirit of Charity Foundation and key industry partners have donated more than 1,400 masks valued at more than $35,000 for first responders in the New Orleans area. Ochsner Cancer Institute Announces Cancer, COVID-19 Mortality Study Findings The Ochsner Cancer Institute has announced Tilly Gard