February 23, 2022

Hogs for the Cause has announced a substantial contribution towards a Hogs House on Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital campus in Baton Rouge. An initial gift of $500,000 toward their commitment to donate $2.25 million for building construction was made during a check presentation on Feb. 10 at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital.

February 23, 2022

Jonas Fontenot, PhD, chief operating officer, chief of physics at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, has been invited to serve a second term as member of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC). Fontenot is the only representative from Louisiana serving on the committee.

February 23, 2022

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced the appointment of Melinda “Mendy” Richard as assistant secretary for the Department's Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS). Richard most recently served as the deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Community Preparedness and Health Protection in the Office of Public Health (OPH).

Richard will begin her new role as assistant secretary on Feb. 28. She will take over leadership from Interim Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Adkins, who will move into the role of OAAS deputy assistant secretary.

February 23, 2022

Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health is hosting an education symposium supporting pediatric emotional and mental development and other pediatrics hot topics.

The event will be held on March 12 from 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital and livestreamed on Zoom.  

February 23, 2022

The New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) conference is returning to New Orleans this summer to bring together medical professionals of all specialties from around the world with one common goal—to give patients the very best cardiovascular care and outcomes.