October 17, 2023

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is the only children’s hospital in Louisiana and the Gulf South to be ranked among the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals for Pediatrics by Newsweek for the third year in a row. The ranking program features the top 200 hospitals for pediatrics worldwide, and Children’s Hospital New Orleans ranked #60 in the world, and #32 in the United States for the 2024 rankings, which were published last month.

October 17, 2023

Louisiana State Medical Society expressed “concerns” related to the Elevance Health acquisition of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana.

October 17, 2023

Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Caroline Carroll, MD, pain management specialist, to the active medical staff. Carroll is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Pain Clinic located at 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 2400, Thibodaux, (985) 493-4080.

October 17, 2023

Terrebonne General Health System earned the coveted CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition by The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) for the third consecutive year. Terrebonne General was recognized as a certified Level 8 achievement for two categories, acute and ambulatory care, and is the only health system in the region to receive this designation three years in a row.

October 17, 2023

Critical Insight's 2023 Healthcare Data Cyber Breach Report offered the following key findings:

-Total breaches dropped 15% in the first six months of 2023 (1H 2023) compared to the second half of 2022 (1H 2022).

-Individual records compromised in data breaches surged by 31% in 1H 2023 compared to 2H 2022.

-The number of individuals affected increased from 31M in 2H 2022 to 40M in 1H 2023.