Xavier University and Ochsner Health recently announced that they are creating a new medical school. When Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine opens its doors, it will be the only HBCU medical school in the Gulf South.
November 3, 2025
Lakeview Hospital is collecting new, unwrapped toys or gift cards for children to be donated to St. Tammany Project Christmas. This local nonprofit organization provides presents for children and food for family Christmas dinners to local families in need.
The toys are given to parents one week before Christmas so they can surprise their children with gifts on Christmas morning.
The public can participate from Nov. 17 through Dec. 5 and can drop off items from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. to Lakeview Hospital, Human Resources Department, 95 Judge Tanner Blvd. in Covington.
November 3, 2025
The Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research invites the public to attend a free event on Nov. 8 for patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare providers to talk openly about heart disease and stroke.
Through real stories, expert guidance, and practical resources, participants will gain tools they can use every day to protect their health, support loved ones, and build stronger, healthier lives.
The event will be held at Ochsner Medical Center, The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center, Riverview Terrace, 6th Floor, 1515 River Rd.
November 3, 2025
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will hold a strike for three days from Nov.11-13 to protest LCMC Health’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns about staff retention in on-going first contract bargaining. Nurses at UMCNO are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and have delivered their required advanced notice for their work stoppage.
UMCNO nurses say their hospital is being managed in ways that hurt the ability to retain experienced healthcare workers, including nurses.
October 28, 2025
By: Julie O'Donoghue-Oct. 27, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana’s largest provider of aid for sexual assault survivors cut back on services this month as a result of not receiving funding before the federal government shutdown.
Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response, or STAR, had to halt its hospital accompaniment program, where staff members support victims going through an evidence-gathering medical exam after a sexual assault.
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