St. Tammany Health System has earned the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement.
The award is bolstered by two advanced AHA recognitions:
·The Target: Stroke Honor Roll designation, for meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
By: Jennifer Shutt - July 21, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator
WASHINGTON — Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Terrebonne General Health System employees donated $2,500.00 to the Louisiana State Nurses Association Sister Lucie Leonard Recovering Nurse Program Fund on July 21. The staff participated in a Spirit Link Fundraiser during National Nurses and Hospital Weeks in May, which resulted in the money raised.
University Medical Center New Orleans (UMC), part of the LCMC Health system, announced that Tom Patrias, current chief operating officer (COO), has been named the hospital’s next chief executive officer (CEO), effective Aug. 1, 2025.
Since joining UMC nearly two years ago, Patrias has led key initiatives that have expanded service lines, boosted operational efficiency, and enhanced the UMC Safe program to elevate safety for both patients and staff. He has also strengthened UMC’s academic partnerships with LSU and Tulane.
Ochsner Health announced that The University of Queensland Medical School – Ochsner Health (UQ-Ochsner MD Program) student Kirsten Johnson has been named the recipient of the 2025 Dr. and Mrs. Roy Gregory Scholarship. The $3,000 award was established in 2018 to support senior medical students at the Ochsner Clinical School who commit to pursuing careers in family medicine and are dedicated to serving their communities, as exemplified by Dr. Gregory throughout his remarkable career.
