Henry Gremillion, DDS, MAGD, dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry, was installed as chairman of the board of directors of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) at its annual meeting in Chicago. His one-year term began on March 19, 2019.
April 2, 2019
Effective March of 2019, minimum wage at North Oaks Health System has increased from $9 per hour to $12 per hour. The increase exceeds the federal (and Louisiana) minimum wage rate by more than 60 percent.
As North Oaks President/Chief Executive Officer Michele Sutton explained, the pay increase reflects a longstanding strategic decision to position the health system as a local market leader and outpace the federal minimum wage rate. Nearly 800 employees across the health system will receive an overall pay increase as a result of this initiative.
April 2, 2019
The Carpenter Health Network, a Louisiana-based post-acute healthcare network, announced that Wendy Knight has been named vice president of payor strategy and contracting.
In this new position, Knight leads the network in executing managed care strategies and identifies and implements leading practices and processes. She is responsible for activities of strategy development, contract negotiations, payor collaboration, payor performance monitoring, contract operationalization, payor relations, and issue resolution.
April 2, 2019
Ochsner Urgent Care brings healthcare to Central Business District professionals and residents with the opening of Ochsner Urgent Care & Occupational Health – CBD at 701 Poydras Street, Suite 107.
April 2, 2019
St. Tammany Parish Hospital has added two new technologies to its microbiology laboratory that reduce the time needed to identify causes of blood stream infections, enabling caregivers to improve the appropriate use of antibiotics for patients in the hospital, reducing their time to heal.
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