Tulane Health System and HCA Healthcare have donated $225,000 to aid in Hurricane Ida recovery and relief efforts, with individual $75,000 contributions being allocated to United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Second Harvest Food Bank and Northshore Community Foundation. Tulane Health System is owned and operated by HCA Healthcare, and the contributions were made possible through HCA Healthcare. Tulane Health System is comprised of Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, Tulane Lakeside Hospital in Metairie, and Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington.
Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Akshit Sharma, MD, interventional cardiologist, to the active medical staff. Sharma has joined the practice of Cardiovascular Institute of the South, 1320 Martin Luther King Drive in Thibodaux.
Ochsner Health and LCMC Health are working collaboratively with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and other national and state officials to discuss critical funding and federal support needs across the state. Top officials from Ochsner and LCMC Health joined Gov. Edwards in Washington D.C. to discuss critical recovery needs including funding to rebuild and strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic and damage from Hurricane Ida.
In partnership with multiple community partners across the New Orleans and Bayou areas, Ochsner is deploying its mobile care unit across the state to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and urgent care services in locations where community members may also pick up critical items like nonperishable food, water, and other household and cleaning supplies.
Ochsner’s upcoming mobile unit will be at the following locations from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.:
Friday, Sept. 24
Dularge Gym - District 10
1330 Dr. Beatrous Rd.
Theriot, LA 70397
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living’s youth initiative program, Next Era, is currently offering youth organizations and schools in Louisiana the opportunity to apply for a Community Advocacy Grant of up to $3,500. The submission deadline is Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. The Scope of Work and application for the grant is available on the Next Era website.
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