Graduates of North Oaks Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and their families are invited to reunite with the healthcare professionals who cared for them by driving through the hospital campus to enjoy traditional Christmas festivities in a socially distanced way between 10-11 a.m. on Dec. 4.
To RSVP for the NICU Reunion, register online at www.northoaks.org/nicureunion. At the time of registration, families will get further instructions on check-in procedures.
Terrebonne General Health System earned the 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition by The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Terrebonne General was recognized as a certified level eight out of 10 in two categories, acute and ambulatory care, and is one of only three in Louisiana to receive this designation.
DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), which operates 11 health centers in the greater New Orleans area, and A.T. Still University (ATSU), with locations in Mesa, Ariz., Santa Maria, Cal. and Kirksville, Mo., recently executed a learning facilitation and clinical experience agreement designed to train students from ATSU’s physician assistant (PA) programs. The first cohort of students began their year of training at DCHC in September 2021, and additional cohorts will arrive each subsequent fall.
Craig Walker, MD, founder, president and medical director of Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS), used the Philips Laser System Nexcimer on Oct. 28 to reopen blockages in the arteries. The case took place at the CIS Ambulatory Surgery Center in Gray, La. to treat peripheral artery disease in the legs.
Children’s Hospital New Orleans, along with its donors, community supporters, medical school partners, staff, and providers, will celebrate the grand opening of the hospital as its $300 million campus transformation reaches completion. The event is Nov. 6 from 10 a.m.-12 noon at the hospital on Henry Clay Ave.
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and Mayor LaToya Cantrell will participate in the morning’s events, sharing remarks during the formal program.
