The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced that the Louisiana Carrot Initiative is now available at all Louisiana Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market locations, expanding access to healthy food incentives for SNAP recipients statewide.
June 11, 2026
Applications are now open for the Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability (ORHTS) Rural Clinician Credit Bank, a new $5.6 million program designed to help rural healthcare providers recruit and retain physicians, nurses, dentists, EMS personnel, behavioral health professionals, and other clinicians serving in the state’s rural communities.
June 4, 2026
Louisiana Healthcare Connections has introduced a newly named physician recognition, the Transforming Health Award.
The inaugural recipients of the Transforming Health Award include three physicians/physician groups representing key areas of care across Louisiana:
· Samuel. Brown, MD, Kenner
· New Orleans East Louisiana (NOELA) Community Health Center, New Orleans
· Lily Pad Pediatrics, Opelousas
June 4, 2026
FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake is among the first five U.S. centers offering the GI Windows magnetic anastomosis platform, an surgical technology that uses magnets to help create an anastomosis, or a surgical connection between two parts of the gastrointestinal tract.
Surgeons at Our Lady of the Lake Robotic Surgery Institute recently performed their first procedure using the platform.
June 2, 2026
Ochsner Baton Rouge today announced the opening of a new MRI suite at Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove, set to begin serving patients on June 9. The suite features both 1.5 Tesla and 3 Tesla Siemens MRI systems.
The 3 Tesla MRI provides superior image resolution and enables highly specialized imaging, including detailed views of small structures such as joint cartilage, as well as the most advanced imaging for breast and prostate care. This enhanced precision supports earlier detection and more personalized treatment planning for patients.
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