HJNO May/Jun 2022

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS I  MAY / JUN 2022 63 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalNO.com Ochsner Expands STEM Pathfinder Program for High School Students Ochsner Health is expanding its tuition-free education outreach programs for local high school students across Louisiana. Ochsner’s sec- ond annual STEM Pathfinder Program is a health- care career exploratory program for high school students featuring hands-on clinical skills training sessions, science labs, virtual hospital tours, and professional development. The one-week program is free for attendees. Applicants must be at least 14 years old by the start of the program and should be current 8th-, 9th-, or 10th-grade students. This year four ses- sions will be offered. They include: STEM Pathfinders Program – New Orleans at Ochsner Baptist: Open to students who live or attend school in New Orleans East zip codes 70129, 70128, 70127, and 70126. Ses- sion A: June 20-24. Session B: July 11-15. STEM Pathfinders Program – Baton Rouge: Open to students who attend a school within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. Dates: July 18-22. STEM Pathfinders Program – North Louisi- ana: Open to students who attend a school within the Caddo Parish School System. Dates: July 11-15. St. Tammany Health System Offering Body Vision Technology St. Tammany Health System is offering Body Vision Medical’s C-Arm Based Tomography (CABT) that produces intraoperative CT imaging for earlier more accurate lung cancer diagnosis. connects patients and providers. For this annual analysis, Healthgrades evalu- ated over 3,000 hospitals nationwide. Of the hos- pitals evaluated, 417 hospitals outperformed their peers—based on their patients’ responses—to earn this award. “The recipients of the Healthgrades 2021 Out- standing Patient Experience Award have consis- tently put patient experience front and center and have made it a priority within their organiza- tion,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical offi- cer, Healthgrades. “We commend these hospitals for their long-standing commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience, while ensuring the health and safety of their patients.” STHS Earns Newest Birthing Accolade St. Tammany Health System achieved the 2022 Louisiana Birth Ready Designation from the Lou- isiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC). “Congratulations to our colleagues in the New Family Center for achieving the Birth Ready Desig- nation,” Joan M. Coffman FACHE, president and CEO, said. “It’s truly a recognition of our world- class processes, policies and education structures. We are grateful to our colleagues and physicians for always focusing on improved outcomes for mothers and babies.” Terrebonne General Health SystemReceives Birth-Ready Hospital Designation Terrebonne General Health System announced they have achieved the 2022 Louisiana Birth Ready Designation from the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative. “Congratulations to our Women’s Health Cen- ter team for all of their hard work to implement the necessary processes, policies, and education structures to support the Birth Ready Designa- tion,” said Phyllis Peoples, president and CEO. “We are incredibly proud of our team of physi- cians and staff for their commitment to excellence in improving outcomes for mothers and babies.” Children’s Hospital NOPhysicians Rank Among Top Researchers Five of Children’s Hospital New Orleans’ physi- cian researchers have been recognized among the most-cited scientists worldwide, recently joining the World’s Top 2% Scientists rankings. Compiled by experts from Stanford University, the World’s Top 2% Scientists is an annual list that looks at more than eight million scientists world- wide. The top two percent is made up of 160,000 scientists in 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields. “We are thrilled to have a group of leading Chil- dren’s Hospital New Orleans physicians recog- nized among the top pediatric researchers world- wide,” said John R. Nickens IV, president and CEO of Children’s Hospital New Orleans. “This listing affirms our shared commitment to change the dynamics of pediatric healthcare for the region through innovation, discovery, and scholarly activ- ity that is focused on improving health outcomes for kids.” Children’s Hospital physician researchers doc- tors Mary Brandt, Mark Kline, Jay Kolls, Charlie Zeanah, and George Bisset all rank among the top two percent of researchers in the world, accord- ing to the Stanford report. In addition, Kline and Brandt rank among the top one percent of 63,988 pediatric researchers worldwide. “Increasing research efforts by our faculty brings new opportunities to improve the health of chil- dren in Louisiana,” said Kline, chief medical offi- cer and physician-in-chief at Children’s Hospital. “Research is about ultimately transforming the care that our patients and families receive, and we are proud to be leading the way.” Over the last several years, Children’s Hospital has enhanced its research initiatives in collabo- ration with its two medical school partners, LSU Health New Orleans and the Tulane University School of Medicine. Mary Brandt, MD Mark Kline, MD