HJNO Jan/Feb 2022

+ 12 Contents January / February 2022 I Vol. 11, No. 1 DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Desk .............................................................................................. 9 Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................ 37 Hospital Rounds .................................................................................. 59 Ad Index .................................................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS LDH Corner ............................................................................................ 40 Children’s Health ................................................................................ 44 Nursing ...................................................................................................... 46 Insurance ................................................................................................ 48 Senior Health ........................................................................................ 50 Medical Society .................................................................................... 52 Mental Health ....................................................................................... 54 Oncology .................................................................................................. 56 FEATURES Paramedics in the Emergency Department ............................................................ 11 Q&A with Ochsner Health Emergency Medicine Services Team Lauren DeFrates Vice President of Emergency Medicine Services Stephanie Anderson, MSN-HCSM, RN Director of Nursing of Emergency Medicine Services Sandra Prather, MSN, RN-CEN Emergency Department Director Jon “Michael” Cuba, MD Emergency Medicine Services Line Chairman Transformational Journey: A Former Pro Athlete’s Approach to Middle Age ............................... 14 One on One with Jerry Fontenot SLaMMA Dunks and Silver Linings ......... 20 Mutual Aid Team Provides Critical Storm Response to Avert Public Health Crisis A Letter About the Editor ............................. 25 11 25