HJNO Nov/Dec 2024

50 NOV / DEC 2024  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS   Healthcare Briefs Advanced Life Support (NALS), and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). Terrebonne General Pediatric Care is located at 325 Liberty Street in Houma, and is open Mon- day-Thursday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. STHS Receives $500K for Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Unit The Rich Mauti Cancer Fund, DBA Mauti Can- cer Fund, presented a $500,000 donation to St. Tammany Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of St. Tammany Health System, for the pur- chase of a leading-edge mobile lung screening unit for use across the Northshore. The new screening vehicle will be outfitted with an artificial-intelligence-powered CT unit for low- dose lung cancer screening. The AI-powered unit will also offer a multi-organ approach that addi- tionally addresses coronary calcium in the heart, aorta measurements, and bone density in the vertebra. It will join the health system’s Be Well Bus, which since 2021, has been bringing breast cancer screenings, skin cancer screenings, and other such health assessments directly into the community. “It is simple: Screenings save lives,” St. Tam- many Health System president and CEO Joan Coffman said. “In just the past three years alone, we have had 14 early breast cancer catches on the Be Well Bus. The expansion of our mobile screening program stands to be just as impactful, if not more so. On behalf of St. Tammany Health System and the Northshore community, I want to personally thank Rich Mauti and the Mauti Can- cer Fund for what is truly a lifesaving gift to the community.” Bloomberg Philanthropies Makes Founding Gift to Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the cre- ation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), a newly established medical school in New Orleans founded by Xavier University of Lou- isiana and Ochsner Health. Earlier this year, Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black college and university (HBCU), and Ochsner Health announced their partnership to establish Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM) to address health disparities in diverse communities and helping fulfill the urgent need for more Black and Brown physicians in Louisiana and the nation. The new medical school will be located in Ben- son Tower next to Caesars Superdome, in the Bio- District of downtown New Orleans, and will be the first HBCU medical school in the Gulf South. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ investment in XOCOM’s planning is part of its Greenwood Ini- tiative – an effort that seeks to advance racial wealth equity by addressing systemic underin- vestment in Black institutions and communities. “As the only HBCU medical school in the Gulf South, Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine will train physicians who reflect the diversity of the communities they serve and help address a crit- ical healthcare shortage in the region,” said Reynold Verret, PhD, president Xavier Univer- sity of Louisiana. “We are profoundly grateful to Mike Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative for their bold vision and tre- mendous support which will accelerate our mis- sion to create a healthier, more equitable, more just future for the Gulf South and for the nation.” Thibodaux Regional Welcomes BrittanyWyger, MD, toWeight Management Center Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Brittany Wyger, MD, FAAFP, ABOM, obesity/weight management specialist, to the active medical staff. Wyger is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Weight Management Center located at 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 406, in Thibodaux. Wyger received a medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine, Netherland Antil- les. She completed a residency in family medi- cine at Louisiana State University Health Shreve- port Alexandria Family Medicine Program in Alexandria. Wyger is board-certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine and is a fellow of the Ameri- can Academy of Family Physicians. She has been practicing medicine in Louisiana since 2012. She specializes in comprehensive weight manage- ment for adults and children (age 10+). Children’s Hospital NewOrleans Welcomes Tanya Busenlener, MD, and Amy Glick, MD to Clinic Children’s Hospital New Orleans announced that Tanya Busenlener, MD, and Amy Glick, MD, will join its Lakeside Pediatrics clinic located at 4845 Veterans Blvd. beginning in November. Busenlener is a graduate of LSU School of Med- icine and completed an internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine. She is board-cer- tified in pediatrics and has practiced pediatrics since 1997. Glick is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed pediatric training at Pittsburgh Children's Hos- pital. She is board-certified in pediatrics and has practiced since 2000. On healthy days and sick days – and for any health needs in between - the pediatricians at Children’s Hospital New Orleans offer primary care services from 14 locations throughout South- east Louisiana. The pediatric primary care team is dedicated to caring for children from birth Brittany Wyger, MD Tanya Busenlener, MD