Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana named St. Tammany Health System a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to delivering high-quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community and leading accreditation and quality organizations.
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) are evidence based protocols that are designed to accelerate a surgical patient’s recovery time, reduce hospital stay, and safely manage pain more effectively.
October is Healthy Lung Month, and amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, lung health has never been more important. A new podcast series created by Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, kicks off with its first episode featuring conversations with three frontline hospital caregivers who will inspire you with stories of their real experiences, and a second episode dedicated to better lung health that will focus on helping people who suffer from asthma or COPD, as well as those who want to quit smoking.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Covington is providing free breast and colorectal cancer screenings on Nov. 4 from 9-11 a.m. and 12-2 p.m. at the Walgreens located at 71041 Highway 21 in Covington.
All screenings are available to those who have not been screened for cancer in the past 12 months. Appointments are required for all screenings. To make an appointment, call (985) 276-6810.
Steven Williams, maintenance/driver, serves as DePaul Community Health Centers’ 2020 representative for the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink initiative. Real Men Wear Pink gives men a role in the fight against breast cancer.
