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Live Well Baton Rouge Offering Free Cancer Screenings
Ochsner Offering No-cost Sports Physicals for Student Athletes
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Highlights Maternal and Mental Health this Mother's Day
War Does Not Make America Healthy, Again
FDA Releases Results from Largest-Ever Testing of Infant Formula in the U.S.
 FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital Plants Pinwheels to Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Offering $100,000 in Community Health Grant Funds
Louisiana Anticipates 1115 Prison Reentry Demonstration Waiver Approval after Aligning with New Federal Requirements
October 26, 2023
Our Lady of the Lake Health Chief Nursin...

Our Lady of the Lake Health Chief Nursing Officer Nicole Telhiard, MD, was honored as a distinguished alumnus at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Alumni of the Year Awards.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves among the best of Southeastern graduates and have used their degree to become successful in their chosen fields on the local or state level, have demonstrated service to the University, and made contributions to their communities..

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October 19, 2023
Woman’s Hospital’s Renada Deschamp Recog...

Woman’s Hospital’s Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer Renada Deschamp has been named to the 2023 class of Top Diversity Leaders by Modern Healthcare. The program honors the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing policy, care delivery, and public health, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their organizations and the healthcare industry.

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October 19, 2023
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Now Incl...

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced the enrollment of its first patients in phase 1 clinical trials, signaling a new level of care close to home. The Cancer Center’s inaugural phase 1 trial, designed to enhance care for patients diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), is part of a continued effort to build a broader, more robust research program that will offer an array of interventional clinical trials. Mary Bird Perkins enrolled the first two DLBCL patients in the world for this groundbreaking trial. Several other phase 1 trials are now open as well.

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October 19, 2023
Medicare Advantage Open House Set for No...

A Medicare Advantage Open House will be held at Baton Rouge General on Nov. 3 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Medicare Advantage open enrollment opened on Oct. 15, and the deadline to select a 2024 plan is Dec. 7.  

Representatives from a variety of Medicare Advantage plans will be on-site to answer questions about each plan and enrollment

The following insurance plans will be on hand at the open house: 

-Blue Advantage 

-Humana 

-People’s Health 

-United 

-WellCare 

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October 19, 2023
Woman’s Hospital Hosts Light to Remember...

Woman’s Hospital hosted Light to Remember on Oct. 15 in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The event was held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library and included a memorial walk through Independence Community Park Botanic Gardens followed by a candlelight reflection in memory of babies lost. 

The Light to Remember Resource Village provided guests with support and information from Saul’s Light, Maddie’s Footprints, BR Perinatal Counseling and Woman’s Hospital. 

 

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