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60 SEP / OCT 2022  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS Hospital Rounds screening and change it from an essentially incur- able disease to one with a high cure rate, sav- ing countless lives, is a culmination of 30 years of work.” Henschke pioneered the use of CT screening for lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. “I have had the rewarding experience of first introducing low-dose CT screening in 1992 when almost nobody really believed it would work, and then partnering with a global community of researchers known as the Early Lung Can- cer Action Program (I-ELCAP). This has allowed screening to achieve mainstream acceptance,” she said. “At Ochsner, we support pioneers who explore complex healthcare issues and develop innova- tive treatments relating to smoking cessation and disease prevention, because we know collabora- tion is a critical component of research and dis- ease prevention,” said Leonardo Seoane, MD, chief academic officer for Ochsner Health. “We commend Dr. Henschke’s dedication and passion to this important topic.” Utilizing one of the largest collections of CT tho- racic scans ever assembled, Henschke and her team continue to develop early identification of other smoking-related morbidities, such as coro- nary artery disease, emphysema, osteoporosis, and liver disease. Cooper Life Fund Donates $16K to Terrebonne General NICU The Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System recently received a donation of $16,000 from the Cooper Life Fund. The annual Super Cooper 5K is hosted by John and Ashley Fon- tenot of the Cooper Life Fund and raises money for families of newborn infants with severe medical conditions and admitted to Terrebonne General’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The 16th annual Super Cooper 5k donation brings the cumulative contribution to $207,500. All Super Cooper 5K proceeds are donated to The Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System to provide medical and social care needs to the families of infants admitted to Terrebonne General’s Level III NICU with severe medical conditions. John and Ashley Fontenot founded the Cooper Life Fund after their son, Cooper Fontenot, was born with a congenital heart defect called Trans- position 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 cardiovas- cular research. STHS Earns Antimicrobial Center of Excellence Designation St. Tammany Health System has been named an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Disease Society of America, an honor conferred upon institutions that demon- strate excellence by integrating best practices The Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System recently received a donation of $16,000 from the Cooper Life Fund. Pictured at the check presentation are, left to right, Ron Brooks, Foundation for Terrebonne general board member; Jay Walker, Foundation for Terrebonne General board chair; Paul Labat, Foundation for Terrebonne General board member; John, Cooper, Ridge, and Ashley Fontenot, founders of Cooper Life Fund; Phyllis Peoples, Terrebonne General Health System, president and chief executive officer; and Mike Lewis, Foundation for Terrebonne General board member.