The Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System has named Elmy W. Savoie as executive director. Savoie will lead the growth and development of Foundation activities that ultimately benefit Terrebonne General Health System. She will be integrally involved in Terrebonne General as she seeks to find ways that The Foundation can raise funds and support needed programs.
January 16, 2022
January 16, 2022
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School held its 12th annual White Coat Ceremony, virtually.
During the event, 96 doctors-in-training received their white coats and were honored with Humanism in Medicine pins.
January 16, 2022
In 2021, for the first time, Louisiana had 242 organ donors who provided 763 organs to waiting transplant recipients. The number of donors increased 15% over last year, despite the challenges of a continuing pandemic and the devastation of Hurricane Ida.
There were also 479 people who donated tissue last year for use in procedures such as heart valve transplants for children born with congenital heart defects, skin grafts for burn victims, and a variety of orthopedic rehabilitation surgeries. One tissue donor can provide life-saving grafts for up to 75 individuals.
January 16, 2022
Paulette L. Grey Riveria, MD, has joined the Louisiana Department of Health as the regional medical director/administrator for the seven parishes of the Capital Region. Riveria is a board-certified family medicine physician who most recently served as a consultant to the Office of Public Health, conducting a novel statewide assessment of healthcare worker attitudes and experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 10, 2022
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 Jan. 14 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.
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