June 21, 2022

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Covington announced its investment in new technology that can help doctors better understand, track, and treat/CT cancer patients. With GE Healthcare’s Discovery™ IQ PET/CT system, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Covington clinicians can pinpoint the smallest tumors and lesions due to the high sensitivity of the PET technology. 

June 21, 2022

St. Tammany Health System has again been named an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Disease Society of America, an honor conferred upon institutions that demonstrate excellence by integrating best practices in the challenging areas related to antimicrobial stewardship.

It is the only hospital on the Northshore, and one of only three in Louisiana, to earn the designation, which is valid for two years.

June 14, 2022

Ochsner Hospital for Children has been named #1 in Louisiana in the new Best Children’s Hospitals for 2022 – 23 rankings for the second consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. Ochsner Hospital for Children was also recognized as a national leader in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, pediatric gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, and pediatric orthopedics in the new rankings. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Ochsner Hospital for Children as a national healthcare leader since 2017.

June 14, 2022

DePaul Community Health Centers' (DCHC) Carrollton, Gentilly, Metairie, New Orleans East, and St. Cecilia locations serve as COVID-19 virus One-Stop Test to Treat sites in the metro area.

Launched in March 2022 by the Biden-Harris Administration and expanded in May, One-Stop Test to Treat sites provide COVID-19 virus testing, treatment and medications, including Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, at the same healthcare center.  

June 14, 2022

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, earning this title for the third year in a row.

This award program identifies and recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry nationwide. Modern Healthcare partners with the Best Companies Group on the assessment process which includes an extensive employee survey.