June 12, 2025

The Nov/Dec 2024 issue of Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge (or New Orleans), included full transcripts and in-depth coverage of the Louisiana House Select Committee on Homeland Security's COVID-19 oversight hearings, including testimony from Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, MD, and the committee’s questioning of the state’s healthcare COVID-19 response.

June 12, 2025

Woman’s Hospital held a celebration for its newest mobile coach that will continue making mammograms more accessible to women in communities statewide, offering 3D technology. Woman’s President and CEO Rene Ragas was joined by Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein, hospital team members, cancer survivors, and community leaders.

June 12, 2025

Stacy Jones-Pedescleaux, MD, a family medicine physician at Ochsner Health Center – Prairieville, is a winner of UnitedHealthcare’s 2025 United Hero Award for Outstanding Patient Experience. 

The award is presented annually to physicians nationwide and is based on direct patient feedback and honors physicians who “prioritize empathy, trust, and quality in every interaction.” 

June 12, 2025

Woman's Hospital has expanded its breast cancer care team with the addition of breast surgical oncologist Jamie B. Patterson, MD. Bringing over a decade of expertise, Patterson joins Cecilia Cuntz, MD, and Lindsey Fauveau, MD, in providing cancer care to patients across Louisiana.

June 12, 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.