June 10, 2025

St. Tammany Parish Hospital has been designated a Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes by the independent Leapfrog Group and the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

It is one of just 36 U.S. hospitals to earn the honor.

June 10, 2025

Ochsner Health announced Abdul Khan, MD, has been named the new chief executive officer of Ochsner River Region1. In this role, han will maintain oversight of Ochsner facilities and care offered in Kenner, Luling, Destrehan, and LaPlace, including Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Ochsner Medical Complex- River Parishes, and St. Charles Parish Hospital. 

June 10, 2025

A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today in connection with a five-year scheme to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare for expensive and medically unnecessary medical equipment.

June 3, 2025

The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University has appointed Shalini Kulasingam, PhD, MPH, as the founding director of the school’s newly established Center for Cancer Prevention and Control, effective July 1, 2025. 

She will hold joint faculty appointments in the departments of Epidemiology and of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease.

June 3, 2025

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced DeAnna Pastorchik as the new program manager for the Cancer Center’s Gonzales location.

Pastorchik had previously served as practice manager at Mary Bird Perkins’ Baton Rouge General location. Before arriving at Mary Bird Perkins, she worked at the American Oncology Network as their regional revenue cycle manager, overseeing the company’s regional revenue operations across 11 states.

In her role as program manager, Pastorchik oversees the strategic and operational aspects of the Cancer Center’s Gonzales operations.