HJNO Jul/Aug 2025

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS I  JUL / AUG 2025 73 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalNO.com with the new HYDROS Robotic System, the next- generation platform to treat men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate. Aquablation therapy, now delivered by an AI-powered robotic system, is clinically proven to provide significant, durable BPH symptom relief while preserving sex- ual function and continence across prostates of all shapes and sizes. LCMCHealth Celebrates EJGH, UMCReceiving Beacon Award LCMC Health announced that three different units at two of their hospitals have received Bea- con Award Designations from the American Asso- ciation of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The Sur- gical Pulmonary Progressive Care Unit at East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) has been hon- ored with the prestigious Silver Beacon Award designation, and the Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit at EJGH received the Bronze Beacon Award designation. Additionally, the Burn Inten- sive Care Unit (ICU) at University Medical Center New Orleans has been honored with a Silver Bea- con Award designation. Ochsner Breaks Ground for Gayle and TomBenson Ochsner Children’s Hospital Ochsner Health recently broke ground on The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hos- pital. Joined by Gayle Benson, Ochsner Health leaders, and local and state government officials, the groundbreaking ceremony marked a historic step forward in making this innovative new home for the hospital for kids a reality. Ochsner and Benson also unveiled a new part- nership with Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana, aimed at fulfilling the wishes of many children. Currently, more than 280 Louisiana children are waiting for their wishes to be granted. East Jefferson General Hospital Receives Two Accreditations fromACC LCMC Health announced that East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) was recently recog- nized with Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by the American College of Cardiology. Addition- ally, EJGH was awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence. “We are so proud of the team of profession- als at East Jefferson General Hospital on achiev- ing The HeartCARE Center designation from the American College of Cardiology,” said Brandon Mauldin, MD, chief medical officer at EJGH. West JeffersonMedical Center Welcomes NewPresident/CEO West Jefferson Medical Center has announced the appointment of Garett May as the new presi- dent and CEO. Most recently, May served as the chief operating officer of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., and previously held the position of CEO at Merit Health Natchez in Natchez, Miss. May earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Mississippi Col- lege and Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from Mis- sissippi School of Law. Ricardo Blanco, MD, Receives 2025 First-Quarter STQN Medical Director’s Award St. Tammany Quality Network has named Ricardo Blanco, MD, the recipient of its Medical Director’s Award for the first quarter of 2025 in rec- ognition of his contributions to the advancement of lung cancer diagnosis, as well as to the field of continuing medical education on lung cancer. n Garett May