HJNO Jan/Feb 2022

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS I  JAN / FEB 2022 63 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalNO.com never screened for a particular cancer type. Any participants who received an abnormal finding are being assisted by a Cancer Center patient naviga- tor to ensure necessary follow-up care is promptly accessed. Children’s Hospital NO Welcomes Julie Kaplow, PhD, as ED of TAGCenter Children’s Hospital New Orleans welcomed Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP, an expert in childhood trauma and bereavement, who will serve as the executive director of the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center at the hospital. Kaplow will oversee all activities of the TAG Center, including evidence-based assess- ment and treatment of traumatized and grieving children and adolescents. “We are honored to have Dr. Kaplow join our team here in New Orleans,” said John R. Nick- ens IV, president and CEO at Children’s Hospi- tal New Orleans. “This center will be one of the only outpatient facilities in the state of Louisiana to focus explicitly on addressing trauma and grief in youth — a service our community desperately needs especially after the recent traumatic events that have affected our families and their children. I am excited to see how the TAG Center will start making a difference in our community right away.” Kaplow is a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified in clinical child and adolescent psychology. She founded the first TAG Center in 2012 while on faculty at the University of Mich- igan Medical School and established a second center in Texas in 2014. She has been published widely on the topics of childhood trauma and grief with more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Kaplow will maintain her role as executive direc- tor of the TAG Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health in Houston. The two TAG Centers will partner in the development and dissemination of evidence-based treatments for youth exposed to trauma and bereavement. Terrebonne General Health SystemOpens Multispecialty Clinic in Gray Terrebonne General Health System has expanded its healthcare services and opened a new multispecialty clinic off campus to improve access to care. The new clinic is located at 115 Eureka Drive in Gray. This convenient location will offer primary care that includes internal med- icine and specialty care, such as pulmonology and endocrinology. Ochsner Health Facilities Recognized with an A by Leapfrog Eight Ochsner Health facilities, including three partner facilities, earned an A Fall 2021 Hospi- tal Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a designation that recognizes efforts in protect- ing patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. Ochsner hospitals and partner facilities earning this honor include: • Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (Och- sner partner). • Ochsner Baptist, A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center. • Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock. • Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore. • Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank. • Ochsner St. Mary. • St. Bernard Parish Hospital (Ochsner partner). • St. Charles Parish Hospital (Ochsner partner). St. Tammany Health SystemBoard of Commissioners Approves $6MWorkforce Strategy St. Tammany Health System Board of Commis- sioners approved a $6 million workforce strategy, called Invested in You. The initiative is aimed at retaining the workforce the community health sys- tem is known for, as COVID-19 workforce impacts are affecting employers locally, regionally and nationally. The Invested in You campaign will include tar- geted incentives and salary adjustments to keep market-sensitive job classifications competi- tive, particularly in relation to travel and agency offers designed to entice highly skilled and val- ued employees away from established employ- ers such as STHS. Terrebonne General Health SystemWelcomes Bernie Clement as Director of Information Technology Terrebonne General Health System welcomed Bernie Clement as director of information tech- nology (IT). Clement has more than 20 years of IT leadership experience from hospitals in the area. In his leadership roles, he served as vice president of clinic operations and chief information officer. Clement has an MBA with a concentration in infor- mation technology from Houston Baptist Univer- sity and certifications in Lean for Healthcare and project management from Information Technol- ogy Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Ochsner Health Appoints Chief Digital Officer Ochsner Health announced that Denise Basow, MD, will serve as its first chief digital officer (CDO). “As Chief Digital Officer, Dr. Basow will lead the organization through this transformational time in healthcare by growing our expanding suite of digital programs including those associated with innovationOchsner, virtual care, remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management, while also increasing access and convenience in Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP Bernie Clement