October 5, 2021

Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Eric Swenson, MD, podiatrist/foot and ankle surgeon, to the active medical staff. Swenson is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Podiatry Clinic, located at 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 1700, in Thibodaux.

October 5, 2021

The STHS Board of Commissioners approved plans at its September meeting to develop a new $75 million surgical center adjacent to the existing Paul D. Cordes Outpatient Pavilion at 16300 Hwy. 1085, south of Covington. The project will begin with preliminary property work this fall and final construction completion in summer 2023.

October 5, 2021

Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Trevor Boudreaux, MD, physiatrist, to the active medical staff. Dr. Boudreaux is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic located at 506 North Acadia Road in Thibodaux.

October 5, 2021

AVALA announced that Pinnacle Medical Network and their team of orthopedic surgeons have joined the AVALA Physician Network.

Paul van Deventer, MD, Roderick Chandler, MD, and Jason Rudd, MD, join to build the foundation for AVALA Ortho, AVALA’s newest campus location specializing in integrated orthopedics. This team of physicians utilize AVALA’s Stryker Mako robotics and technology for joint replacement surgery.

Also joining the AVALA Physician Network, Brent McCarty, MD, and Grayson Terral, MD, establish AVALA Hand.

October 5, 2021

A minimally invasive treatment for calcified coronary artery disease called shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) was recently approved by the FDA for use in the United States.