The Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System recently received a donation of $16,000 from the Cooper Life Fund. The annual Super Cooper 5K is hosted by John and Ashley Fontenot of the Cooper Life Fund and raises money for families of newborn infants with severe medical conditions and admitted to Terrebonne General's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Xavier University of Louisiana announced that it is entering the planning phase to establish a Graduate School of Health Sciences and Medical School. For decades, Xavier has consistently produced more African American students and students of color who achieve Medical Degrees and PhDs in the health sciences than any other higher education institution in the nation. Xavier’s College of Pharmacy is the oldest in Louisiana and continues to rank amongst the highest performing.
Children's Hospital New Orleans and the LSU Health Foundation held the second annual “Let’s Talk About It” Pediatric Mental Health Summit on Aug. 4 at Children’s Hospital. The summit brought together more than 100 professionals in the education and behavioral health professions to discuss mental health issues affecting our youth, with a special focus on trauma and teen suicide.
Terrebonne General Health System and St. Matthew’s Episcopal School have announced a partnership to provide a new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program which will strengthen students’ understanding of math and science and encourage careers in healthcare.
Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the hiring of aquatic swim coach Robert Fletcher. Fletcher, a former collegiate swimmer, brings to Thibodaux Regional more than 30 years of coaching experience, has produced nearly 100 All-Americans, and has seen greater than 50% of his swimmers go on to compete at the collegiate level. The
Thibodaux Regional competitive swimming program will begin this month.
- ‹ previous
- 200 of 655
- next ›
