Ochsner Health and Novant Health have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter a collaborative partnership, focused on expanding access to care across the southeastern United States for the 65+ population. This unique approach to care delivery aims to meet the needs of adults 65 and over and provide benefits beyond medical care, including social support and wellness resources to care for the whole person.
July 16, 2023
Thibodaux Regional Health System to announced that its rehabilitation center has been re-accredited by CARF International for a period of three years for its inpatient rehabilitation services. This latest accreditation is the 11th consecutive three-year accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to the Center. Additionally, Thibodaux Regional Rehabilitation Center’s Stroke Specialty Program has been re-accredited for a three year period.
July 16, 2023
Terrebonne General | Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has launched a new resource for all patients actively undergoing treatment. A cancer support group is open to patients, regardless of diagnosis, and will meet on the third Wednesday of each month, from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. in the Cancer Center events room, on the second floor of Terrebonne General | Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. A Zoom link is available for patients wishing to attend the sessions virtually.
July 16, 2023
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans’ School of Nursing $2.6 million over four years to increase the number of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide equitable, culturally aligned, quality primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and maternal health care to underrepresented populations in rural, urban, tribal, and underserved areas across the state.
July 16, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reminding the public to take precautions against mosquito bites that can expose people to West Nile virus (WNV). During 2022, Louisiana experienced 41 West Nile neuroinvasive disease (NID) cases and seven deaths.
West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes and can cause illness in people and animals. While 80% of human cases are asymptomatic, many people can develop West Nile fever. Symptoms of West Nile fever, which is a flu-like illness, can include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and/or rashes.
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