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from Ochsner will collaborate with select hospi-
tals across the United States through attendance
at four onsite meetings, as well as participation
inmonthly conference calls andwebinars during
the 18-month duration of the National Initiative.
For more information about the AIAMC and its
National Initiative, visit www.aiamc.org.
Marquette Joins Local
Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins Can-
cer Center at St. Tam-
many Parish Hospi-
tal announced the
addition of medical
oncologist CarrieMar-
quette, MD to its staff.
Dr. Marquette will be work-
ing with Dr. Jack Saux and James Carinder, DO,
FACP of Northshore Oncology Associates.
Dr. Marquette received hermedical degree from
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health, and completed her residency and
fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the
University of Alabama.
Ochsner Installs Leading
PET/CT Scanners
As part of its continued fight against cancer, Och-
sner Health Systemhas installed two GE Health-
care PET/CT scanners that have the ability to
detect lesions at the molecular level. GE Health-
care’s Discovery* PET/CT 610, the most sensitive
scanner commercially available, was installed at
Ochsner Medical Center and amobile Discovery*
STE with the ability to be transported back and
forth between hospitals will be located between
the Ochsner Medical Centers on the West Bank,
North Shore and in Kenner and Baton Rouge.
A PET/CT system allows physicians to obtain
both PET and CT images that would otherwise
take two scanners to accomplish and likelymore
time. A PET image shows the physician how the
body is functioning and the CT image shows the
physician the body’s anatomic structure. When
combined into a PET/CT image, the patient’s com-
plete picture is revealed.
Sensitivity is one of GE Healthcare’s critical
foundations of PET imaging, and Ochsner’s new
Discovery PET/CT 610’s double-digit sensitivity
measurement means that it is designed to col-
lect the greatest amount of information from
the patient to deliver fast and detailed scans at
low dose. The Discovery PET/CT also includes
ASiR*, which helps improve patient care by low-
ering CT dose without compromising diagnostic
image quality.
The Discovery STE ismobile, giving it the ability
to be transported between hospital locations in
the region. This mobile solution expands access
of this remarkable cancer imaging technology to
more patients and communities in the Greater
New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas than ever
before.
SMH Volunteers Award
Scholarships
For more than 27 years, Slidell Memorial Hospital
Volunteers haveworked year-round, holding bake
sales, book sales, and jewelry sales that fund an
annual scholarship program to help outstanding
local students enrolled in a medical program at
an accredited university or college.
This year, the volunteers awarded five $1,000
scholarships. The five chosen students were
selected from21 scholarship applicants, accord-
ing to SMH Volunteer Coordinator LaurieManley.
The recipients are:
• Sharon Gandy, of Lacombe, who is planning
to be a registered nurse and attends Charity
School of Nursing at Delgado.
• Kelly Ponthier, of Pearl River, who is plan-
ning to be a registered nurse and attends Nich-
olls State University.
• Kelly Scott, of Slidell, who is Pre-Med and
attends the University of Southern Mississippi.
• Melissa Pitts, of Pearl River, who is an SMH
employee and is enrolled in the LSU Health Sci-
ences Center, studying to become a family nurse
practitioner.
• Rebecca Lynn Winters, of Slidell, who is a
former SMH Junior Volunteer and the daughter
of SMH employees Barry and Suzi Winters. She
is enrolled in the University of Southern Missis-
sippi’s Nursing program, studying to become a
registered nurse.
SMH Volunteer James Comeaux chaired the
scholarship committee this year. The committee
also included SMH Volunteers Bob Facio, Bea Kan
and Donna Richard. Slidell Memorial
Dermatologist Joins Ochsner
Ochsner Medical Center has welcomed derma-
tologist, Dr. Lauren Ploch, to its staff. Dr. Ploch
will be practicing at Ochsner Medical Center,
Pictured at a reception to honor SMH scholarship
recipients are (from left) Melissa Pitts, Rebecca
Winters, SMH Chief Executive Officer Bill Davis,
Kelly Scott, Kelly Ponthier, and Sharon Gandy.
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