The Smile Generation announced that it has raised more than $28,000 in the March Molar fundraiser benefitting Special Olympics of Texas and Louisiana. The funds raised will remain in the community and will help support free on-site screenings and custom mouth guards to Special Olympics competitors during the games.
Ochsner welcomes family medicine physician Kate Freeman, MD, to Ochsner Health Center – Summa. Dr. Freeman is originally from Baton Rouge and received her undergraduate degree at LSU before attending LSU Medical School in Shreveport. She completed her family medicine residency at Baton Rouge General, affiliated with Tulane University School of Medicine, and was named both chief resident and outstanding resident.
Our Lady of the Lake and the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge are hosting a free educational seminar on chronic heartburn and acid reflux on April 24 at the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel from 6-7 p.m. Participants will learn more about common causes, symptoms, and treatment options, as well as the benefits of surgery. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided.
Officials of Shell’s Louisiana-based operations presented a check for $350,000 to support Baton Rouge General’s Critical Care and Regional Burn Center expansion. The check presentation took place at a ceremony at Shell’s Geismar chemical manufacturing facility.
John and Marty Engquist have a passion for helping pediatric cancer patients, and this passion will now be highlighted with their gift to the new freestanding Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. The Engquist family has donated $1.5 million to the hematology and oncology floor of the new hospital to help continue care for children across Louisiana with cancer and blood disorders.
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