March 31, 2022

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group welcomes Mohammad Al Efishat, MD, FSSO, to its team of surgeons at the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge. A surgical oncologist as well as a pancreatic and hepatobiliary surgeon, Al Efishat treats conditions of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and bile duct, as well as abdominal tumors.

March 31, 2022

The Capital Area Heart Walk, held March 26 in Downtown Baton Rouge, brought the event back after two years.

The American Heart Association’s Heart Challenge® is a suite of activities and initiatives designed to help companies positively impact employee overall health and well-being. The program is anchored in a series of customizable workplace events that inspires employees to be more engaged, reconnect with colleagues, get in their physical activity, support a great cause, and have a lot of fun doing it.

March 24, 2022

Recently named one the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek for gynecology and maternity care, Woman’s has also received a Birth Ready+ designation from the Louisiana Department of Health for its efforts in promoting safe, equitable, and dignified birth for all birthing persons in Louisiana.

March 24, 2022

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), LSU Health New Orleans and the Office of the Governor joined forces in 2019 to establish the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute, now the Metamor™ Institute at Pennington.

March 24, 2022

Woman’s Hospital has chosen Rene Ragas, FACHE, as its next president and chief executive officer. Ragas is a Louisiana native with more than two decades of experience as a healthcare executive in the Baton Rouge area and surrounding regions.