St. Tammany Health System and Intuitive recently held a hands-on demonstration in the hospital lobby in Covington featuring the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system.
The event highlighted the hospital’s recent milestone of 500 procedures performed using the next-generation platform while offering live looks at the technology in action and interview opportunities with St. Tammany surgeons about the clinical benefits of advanced minimally invasive technology.
Louisiana Healthcare Connections announced the opening of its 2026 Major Investment Community Health Grants cycle, making $100,000 in total funding available to organizations working to improve health outcomes across the state.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Metairie added Jack Christian (“Chris”) Winters, MD, FACS, a urologist and urologic surgeon known for reconstructive urology, including the evaluation and treatment of bladder dysfunction especially after prior cancer treatments, urinary incontinence, bladder compliance abnormalities, and urodynamics.
In the wake of the shooting event in Shreveport, Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein encourage residents to prioritize their emotional well-being and check in on those around them. It is normal to experience reactions such as shock, fear, sadness, anger, confusion, or numbness after a traumatic event. Some individuals may have trouble sleeping, changes in appetite, difficulty concentrating, or feel on edge or unsafe. Children and adolescents may show distress through irritability, withdrawal, or changes in behavior.
Terrebonne General Health System announced the addition of a new emergency medicine physician, Dylan Soderstrum, MD, to the medical staff.
Soderstrum received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and received a Doctor of Medicine from Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans. Soderstrum completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.
