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Ochsner Hospitals Recognized by Newsweek and Statista as America's Best Maternity Hospitals 2026
DePaul Expands Behavioral Health Impact Through Jefferson Parish Drug Court Partnership
Terrebonne General Health System Announces New Board Chair and Vice Chair
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Encourages Mental Health
DePaul Receives $100K Grant from Southern Eye Bank Foundation
STHS Earns Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award
LDH Urges Residents to Practice Safe Swimming
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Highlights Maternal and Mental Health 
October 24, 2017
American Heart Association and Tulane He...

The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association and Tulane Health System will host a Stroke Relay on Oct. 26 in the Tulane Medical Center Main Atrium, 1415 Tulane Ave. in New Orleans.

Tulane Health System leaders and providers will compete in a fun, five-station obstacle course which demonstrates stroke warning signs during this event, which begins at 2 p.m.

Immediately following the Stroke Relay, Tulane Health System will receive designations from the American Heart Association in resuscitation and stroke.

October 24, 2017
Health Department Reminds Residents of I...

With flu season starting, the Louisiana Department of Health reminds all residents of the importance of getting an annual flu vaccine.

The flu causes approximately 500 deaths and nearly 3,000 hospitalizations each year in Louisiana, and tens of thousands of deaths in the United States. 

October 24, 2017
Lakeview Regional Hosts Educational Even...

Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, is hosting a free educational event on Nov. 8 about hernias and the latest treatment options. Dr. Cary Gray, General Surgeon with Lakeview Regional Physician Group, will give a short presentation about the three types of hernias, and will be available to answer questions. Dr. Gray and staff from Lakeview’s robotic surgery team will also give an up-close demonstration of the daVinci Surgical Robot System, which is used in minimally invasive hernia repair. 

October 24, 2017
Louisiana Department of Health Tightens...

The Louisiana Department of Health recently implemented new processes to ensure that managed care organizations are providing accurate and adequate provider information to the state and to individuals seeking specialized behavioral health services. 

October 24, 2017
LSU Health NO to Study Exercise to Reduc...

Patricia Molina, MD, PhD, Professor and Head of Physiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $390,532 over two years to test the effectiveness of physical exercise to improve the regulation of blood sugar levels in people living with HIV/AIDS who also use alcohol. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded the competitive grant.