By HCJ Staff Writer
The perpetual dance between the Gulf of Mexico and The Mighty Mississippi has shifted upstream. The pivot, brought on by drought conditions in the Mississippi Valley and river dredging, has allowed the Gulf and its saltwater to head towards New Orleans and is expected to impact municipal drinking water and industrial water supplies in the next few weeks.
St. Tammany Health System and Ochsner Health have announced the establishment of a first-in-the-region family medicine residency program, set to welcome its inaugural resident class at a purpose-built clinic in north Covington on July 1, 2024.
Terrebonne General Health System announced that board-certified Oncology Nutrition Specialist Allison Cazenave, RDN, CSO, LDN, ONC, has just added another certification to her name--oncology nutrition consultant.
DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), through its DePaul Infant Equity Education Program (DIEEP) initiative, is raising awareness during Suicide Prevention Month about mental health issues, especially in mothers battling postpartum depression.
Several studies have shown that suicide is the leading cause of maternal death in the first year after giving birth and is one of the top three reasons for pregancy-associated deaths, as defined by the CDC.
For the second consecutive year, St. Tammany Health System has been named one of New Orleans CityBusiness’ Best Places to Work in New Orleans.
As in 2022, the health system was recognized for 2023 in the largest of the three sized-based categories, reserved for companies with 250 employees or more.
St. Tammany Health System, founded in 1954 as St. Tammany Parish Hospital, employs more than 2,800 people, making it the second-largest employer in St. Tammany Parish.
