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LCMC Health Hospitals Welcome New Physicians  
St. Tammany Health System kicks off Lung Cancer Awareness campaign
LCMC Health Hospitals Honor Veterans Day
CIS Earns Dual Gold Awards from the American Heart Association
Applications Now Open for Inaugural Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine Class
St. Tammany Health System Launches Annual Lung Cancer Campaign
LCMC Health Hospitals Host Health Events, Donation Drives
LCMC Health, Helix Launch Genomics Initiative  
November 30, 2021
Terrebonne General's Market at the...

Terrebonne General Health System, along with the Houma Downtown Development Association, will host Market at the Marina on Dec. 4 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on the marina across from Terrebonne General. The outdoor farmers market offers the community an opportunity to experience local vendors who produce fresh and healthy food and non-food health items. 

Some of the items vendors will have include fresh produce, freshly baked breads, sweet treats, homemade pet treats, homemade honey and jams, plants and succulents, and fresh seafood, including oysters. 

November 30, 2021
St. Tammany Health System Board of Commi...

St. Tammany Health System Board of Commissioners approved a $6 million workforce strategy, called Invested in You. The initiative is aimed at retaining the workforce the community health system is known for, as COVID-19 workforce impacts are affecting employers locally, regionally, and nationally.

November 30, 2021
Tulane University Study Uses Artificial...

A Tulane University researcher found that artificial intelligence can accurately detect and diagnose colorectal cancer from tissue scans as well or better than pathologists, according to a new study in the journal Nature Communications.

The study, which was conducted by researchers from Tulane, Central South University in China, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Temple University, and Florida State University, was designed to test whether AI could be a tool to help pathologists keep pace with the rising demand for their services. 

November 30, 2021
St. Tammany Cancer Center Therapeutic Fo...

Cars lined Ochsner Blvd. as 80 local cancer patients and their families recently picked up Thanksgiving-in-a-box at St. Tammany Cancer Center, a campus of Ochsner Medical Center.

This group effort by local foundations, businesses, and faith groups included turkey, staples, St. Joseph Abbey bread, and a $50 gift card thanks to In Jesus’ Name Foundation, Saint Joseph Abbey, St. Tammany Hospital Foundation, Bill Hood Chevrolet, Rouses Markets, and Gallagher Insurance.

November 23, 2021
Terrebonne General Health System Honors...

Terrebonne General Health System presented Fritz Rau, MD, general surgeon, with the Golden Stethoscope Award.  The award is designed to publicly recognize a Terrebonne General Health System physician for his or her exceptional level of professionalism, integrity, and teamwork in caring for patients and families, as well as interacting with hospital staff members and other physicians. The program asks for nominations from physicians, employees, patients, and volunteers, and recognizes two physicians a year.