The American College of Cardiology has once again recognized St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.

In March, STHS was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.

The following article, by Wesley Muller, was published in the Louisiana Illuminator at Home • Louisiana Illuminator (lailluminator.com)

St. Tammany Parish coroner-elect Dr. Christopher Tape drew backlash from advocacy groups Thursday after he told reporters he intends to have local hospitals take over for his office’s sexual assault examination program. But state law might prevent him from taking that action.