Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, presented labor and delivery nurse Lauren Rachal, BSN, RN, with the DAISY Award for the first quarter of 2022. The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that honors and celebrates nurse.
Rachal has been a nurse at Lakeview Regional since January 2017. She was nominated by two families for her “compassion and kindness.”
Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check Mark for Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Certification.
Terrebonne General Health System had become aware of a fraudulent internet scheme involving erroneous job postings. This fraudulent internet activity is taking place on the LinkedIn social media platform. The domain name that is being used is tghealthsystemcareers work. This domain is in no way associated with Terrebonne General.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting the first detected case of monkeypox infection in a Louisiana resident. This individual is from LDH Region 1 (Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. Bernard). In addition, an out-of-state resident visiting Louisiana also tested positive for monkeypox. No further information will be shared about these cases to protect the patients’ privacy.
There are likely more undiagnosed human cases of monkeypox existing in Louisiana than have been formally tested and identified to date.
The 53rd graduating class of the North Oaks School of Radiologic Technology held their commencement ceremony on July 6.
The class of 2022 has a 100 percent job placement rate with six of the 14 graduates accepting positions with North Oaks Health System.
