The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway (Benson Cancer Center) has released overall five-year survival rates* for the four most common types of cancer. The Benson Cancer Center surpassed national averages in each of the malignancies: breast, 95.8 percent; colon, 73.4 percent; lung, 27.3 percent; and prostate, approaching 100 percent. National survival rates** are as follows: breast, 90 percent; colon, 64 percent; lung, 18 percent; and prostate, 98 percent.
February 10, 2019
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai met with leaders of Ochsner Health System (Ochsner) and innovationOchsner (iO) to discuss Ochsner’s commitment to innovation and tour the system’s flagship facility. Chairman Pai, who was appointed to his position in January of 2017, has a special interest in utilization of technology and telehealth services to improve healthcare access and quality.
February 10, 2019
Mike Whittington has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite.
Whittington, who has nearly 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, assumes the role as part of a recent cooperative endeavor agreement between Tangipahoa Parish’s two hospital service districts, doing business as North Oaks Health System and Hood Memorial Hospital. The agreement calls for North Oaks Health System to provide consultative services and leadership to Hood Memorial Hospital from Dec. 3, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2019.
February 10, 2019
St. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) performed the area’s first procedure using the LINX® Reflux Management System, which is a permanent, drug-free treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).* The procedure helps patients suffering from GERD experience a better quality of life and experience relief without needing daily medication.
February 10, 2019
While nearly 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented through education and lifestyle changes, cardiovascular diseases continue to be the leading cause of death in women, claiming the lives of one in three women. Each year more women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined.
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