St. Tammany Health System achieved the 2022 Louisiana Birth Ready Designation from the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC).
This designation distinguishes that STHS birthing facilities are committed to practices that promote a safe, equitable and dignified birth for all persons birthing in Louisiana.
Thibodaux Regional Health System has achieved the Healthgrades 2021 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. This distinction places Thibodaux Regional among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading marketplace that connects patients and providers.
For this annual analysis, Healthgrades evaluated over 3,000 hospitals nationwide. Of the hospitals evaluated, 417 hospitals outperformed their peers—based on their patients’ responses—to earn this award.
The Tulane University School of Social Work (TSSW) plans to address issues associated with burnout as part of a $2.27 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
Over the next three years, TSSW will team up with Access Health Louisiana, a network of community health clinics, to develop, implement, and disseminate innovative, evidence-based self-care models that address retention, burnout and overall wellbeing and resiliency of the healthcare workforce.
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 STHS Pulmonologist Ricardo Blanco, MD. “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.”
DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC) is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB) to distribute free groceries through a drive-thru food pantry at DCHC’s Carrollton Warehouse, 3201 Short Street (located behind the Carrollton health center), on March 11 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The food giveaway is held the second Friday of each month and is open to everyone.
For more information, call (504) 610-3157.
