September 11, 2018

Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® Cardiac Care Facility for the Cardiac Medical Intervention, Cardiac Rhythm, and Cardiac Surgery Program for comprehensive heart and vascular treatment.

September 11, 2018

ADL (The Anti-Defamation League) has selected Warner Thomas and Steve Gleason as this year’s A.I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Award winners. Thomas and Gleason were chosen for their “commitment to the community and to the values of ADL.”  

September 11, 2018

General Surgeon Jennifer Owens, MD, has joined North Oaks Surgical Associates in Hammond and Livingston.

Owens earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She completed her residency through the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, also in New Orleans.

September 11, 2018

The City of Lake Charles will offer Operation Healing and Restoration—a free health clinic hosted by Remote Area Medical (RAM) and sponsored by Louisiana Healthcare Connections—at the Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive, from Sept. 15-16.

As many as 1,500 people from across the state are expected to receive free dental, vision, and medical care at the two-day event. No qualifying questions will be asked, and attendees do not need ID or health insurance to receive services.

September 1, 2018

A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that despite Medicaid expansion, access to outpatient orthopaedic care in Louisiana remains significantly limited for patients with Medicaid insurance.