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Healthcare Journal of new orleans
the community hospital.
The group of physicians has a clinic on the East
Jefferson campus, located at 4224 Houma Boule-
vard, Suite 550. The physician practice will include:
Peter S. Amenta, MD—Dr. Amenta is a fellowship-
trained board-eligible neurosurgeon who special-
izes in cerebrovascular, skull base, spine and gen-
eral neurosurgery.
Aaron S. Dumont, MD, FACS, FAHA, FAANS—Dr.
Dumont serves as the newMedical Director of Neu-
rosurgery at EJGH as well as the Charles B. Wilson
Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosur-
gery at Tulane University School of Medicine. He is
a board-certified neurosurgeon.
Christopher Maulucci, MD—Dr. Maulucci is a fel-
lowship-trained board-eligible neurosurgeon that
specializes in spine disorders and has interests in
general neurosurgery.
Ricky Medel, MD—Dr. Medel serves as the new
Associate Medical Director of Neurosurgery at EJGH
as well as the Director of Cerebrovascular, Endovas-
cular & Skull Base Surgery at Tulane. He is a fellow-
ship-trained board-eligible neurosurgeon.
Manish Singh, MD—Dr. Singh is a fellowship-
trained board-eligible neurosurgeon that special-
izes in spine disorders and also has interests in gen-
eral neurosurgery.
STPH Honors 5-Year Employees
St. Tammany Parish Hospital recently recognized
employees who have been with the hospital for
five years. Those recognized for the third quarter
include:
Michelle Bel, Utilization Management; Brandy
Bovie, Respiratory Services; Jarrel Bowens, 2West;
Toshua Brown, Cardiology; Donna Callais, Labo-
ratory; Lisa Dantin, Physical Therapy-Inpatient;
Christopher Darcey, Hospital Medicine; Sherman
Fitzsimons, Imaging Services Administration; Brad
Fontenot, Patient Financial Services; Consuella Ger-
ald, 2 South; Terry Keretz, Equipment Processing;
Wendy Kinchen, Information Systems; Nathalie
Mascherpa-Kerkow MD, St. Tammany Physicians
Network-Mandeville; Jamie Matta, Emergency Care
Services; Danielle Mistretta, Community Wellness;
Robin Morvant, Community Wellness; Margaret
Sarri, Ambulatory Care; Rachel Stoutes, Labora-
tory; and Natalie Well, 4 South.
River Parishes Hospital to Join
Ochsner Health System
River Parishes Hospital, an acute-care hospital in
LaPlace, has announced its plans to join Ochsner
Health System. Under the terms of a definitive
agreement between Ochsner and River Parishes’
parent company, LifePoint Hospitals, Ochsner will
operate River Parishes as an outpatient medical
facility, providing emergency, outpatient diagnos-
tic, and primary care services, so patients can con-
tinue to receive the care they need close to home.
Additionally, Ochsner will use its existing partner-
ships with St. Charles and St. James Parish Hospi-
tals and work closely with its medical center in Ken-
ner to meet all local needs for surgery and inpatient
care. Ochsner’s vision is to develop a brand new,
modern medical facility focused on emergency, pri-
mary care, laboratory, and radiology services with
advanced technology within the next 18-24months.
STPH Earns MRI Equipment
Reaccreditation
The Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion at St. Tam-
many Parish Hospital has received a three-year
reaccreditation for its magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) equipment after a recent review by theAmeri-
can College of Radiology. The hospital and its two
diagnostic centers received full accreditation for its
nuclear medicine, MRI and CT equipment in 2013.
Lakeview Regional
Announces New Hires
Lakeview Regional Medical Center recently
announced several new additions to its medical
staff. These include:
•Katherine Castle, MD/Radiation Oncology
•M’Liss Hogan, MD/Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery
•Ross Hogan, MD/Urology
•James Redmann, MD/Bariatric &General Surgery
•Matthew French, MD/Bariatric & General Surgery
•Lauren Buck, MD/General Surgery
•Kira Clement, MD/Obstetrics & Gynecology
•Gregory Crenshaw, MD/Vascular Surgery
STPH honors
5-year employees:
From left: Donna
Callais, Laboratory;
Brad Fontenot,
Patient Financial
Services; Michelle
Bel, Utilization
Management;
Rachel Stoutes,
Laboratory;
Wendy Kinchen,
Information
Systems; and Jamie
Matta, Emergency
Services.
Terrebonne General declared baby friendly.