Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is celebrating American Heart Month this February by creating awareness of cardiovascular disease prevalence and prevention. CIS is offering free cardiovascular screenings at various locations throughout the month to aid in early detection.
February 8, 2024
Monica Nijoka, BSN, MHA, has been appointed to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board (LERN). She was nominated for a second term by the State Board of Nursing and was appointed by former Governor John Bel Edwards.
February 8, 2024
The Louisiana State Health Department recently released that Louisiana and South Carolina hold among the highest rates of flu activity in the U.S.
LDH also confirmed the first flu-related death of a child for this season. The death hailed from the Baton Rouge area.
State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol was quoted as saying, “Activity in the U.S. this year, and really it’s pretty much the same usually from year to year, starts to increase in the southeastern and the south Atlantic states first.” Hospitalizations are on the rise, as well.
February 8, 2024
Recently elected Governor Jeff Landry made an appearance at the Louisiana Hospital Association’s two-day winter symposium last week carrying a newly negotiated board seat from the proposed new not for profit BCBSLA’s current board members are hoping to start with $3 billion extracted from BCBSLA, if the proposed buyout by Elevance, a for-profit insurer, is allowed. Landry presented three options for the proposed deal, which must be approved by BCBSLA’s policy members and the newly appointed insurance commissioner, Tim Temple, who was also promised a seat on the board recently. These two b
February 1, 2024
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has announced the election of Mary Raven, MD, as its chief of staff. She will serve a three-year term beginning in February 2024.
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