The Louisiana Department of Health has launched its new COVID-19 Community Support Hotline, which merges the former contact tracing hotline and the COVID-19 vaccine hotline to provide the general public one convenient resource to get their COVID-19 and vaccine questions answered.
Residents can call the new COVID-19 Community Support Hotline at 1-855-453-0774 to:
-Schedule vaccine and booster appointments
-Schedule a homebound vaccination appointment
-Speak to a medical professional
While no medically recognized treatment exists for Long COVID, exercise may break the vicious cycle of inflammation that can lead to developing diabetes and depression months after a person recovers from the virus.
Woman’s Hospital has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals again in 2022, this year for gynecology and maternity care.
Woman’s delivers approximately 8,000 babies each year and is the largest delivery hospital in Louisiana, welcoming more than 375,000 babies since opening in 1968. The hospital also performed 8,666 surgeries in 2021, with more than 50% of those related to gynecologic health. Woman’s is currently the only freestanding, private, nonprofit specialty hospital for women and infants in the United States.
In recognition of its continued efforts to reduce healthcare inequities and address social determinants of health within the Medicaid population it serves, Louisiana Healthcare Connections has been awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Distinction in Multicultural Health Care.
Public health professionals, education professionals, and individuals invested in the well-being of Louisianans gathered virtually for the 2022 Health Summit: Pathways through Policy for Equitable Recovery. Local, state, and nationally recognized speakers lead discussions around pathways to equitable recovery, renewal, and resilience to move Louisiana forward.
