Louisiana has one of the highest smoking rates in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To improve lung health and overall wellness, Ochsner Health and Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Business Unit have formed a partnership to create a lung cancer awareness, education, and prevention program. This initiative launched in November 2021 in St. Tammany Parish, the result of a $50,000 donation from Chevron. Since then, the two organizations have worked together to improve resources and education around smoking cessation and overall lung health.
March 22, 2022
St. Tammany Health System is offering Body Vision Medical's C-Arm Based Tomography (CABT) that produces intraoperative CT imaging for earlier more accurate lung cancer diagnosis.
“We are excited to bring this highly advanced diagnostic technology close to home for our patients,” said Ricardo Blanco, MD, STHS pulmonologist. “It enables us to visualize and pursue lesions such as ground glass opacities and other challenging lesions that without this technology are some of the hardest cancers to diagnose.”
March 15, 2022
The 47th Annual Over and Under Tunnel Run 5k is set to take place on April 9, starting at 1 p.m. at the Houma Municipal Auditorium. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System.
March 14, 2022
In recognition of its continued efforts to reduce healthcare inequities and address social determinants of health within the Medicaid population it serves, Louisiana Healthcare Connections has been awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Distinction in Multicultural Health Care.
March 14, 2022
Ochsner Health Network (OHN) has achieved Tier 5 status in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s (Blue Cross) Quality Blue program for fall 2021. The insurer’s population health and quality improvement program is designed to optimize care delivery for patients who live with chronic conditions. OHN achieved the top-tier ranking based on its performance relative to chronic disease care goals.
- ‹ previous
- 224 of 655
- next ›