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FMOL Health Named to Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2026 List 
Ochsner Transplant Institute Performs 10,000th Transplant Surgery
A Medical Travesty:  Trumps Vaccine Executive Order Signing — “Nothing Bad Can Happen” and American Academy of Pediatrics and Over 210 in Opposition to this Order
HHS Releases Report Exposing Fraudulent Insurance Coding for Sex-rejecting Procedures on Minors
Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to Host ‘Barbershop Bash’ Screening Event in Baton Rouge
FranU Receives Statewide Recognition 
Edgardo Tenreiro Named Chair of Louisiana Hospital Association
October 16, 2025
2025 LCMC Health Neuroscience Symposium...

The LCMC Health Neuroscience Institute will host the 2025 LCMC Health Neuroscience Symposium on Oct. 24 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at University Medical Center New Orleans, 2000 Canal Street.

This year’s symposium, “Diagnosing, Treating, and Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders,” will highlight the latest research and clinical advances in Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders.

Registration opens at 7 a.m., and breakfast and lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact alyana.samai@LCMChealth.org.

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October 16, 2025
Ochsner Children’s Invites Community to...

Ochsner Children’s and the McLindon Family Foundation invite the public to attend the These Bikes Change Lives Fest. This community celebration will honor long-distance cyclists and, most importantly, empower children with special needs through the gift of mobility. The event will take place on Oct. 18 at the Michael R. Boh Center in New Orleans, marking the conclusion of the These Bikes Change Lives Ride.

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October 16, 2025
FMOL Health Receives Epic Gold Stars Lev...

FMOL Health was recently honored with Gold Stars Level 10 for configuration and Level 8 for usage by Epic. A Level 10 distinction measures how effectively an organization has put the EHR features to work across its health system and is the highest level of Epic recognition available for health system users.

“This achievement reflects many years of focused effort by our team to maximize the benefits of our EHR system,” said Will Landry, SVP and chief information officer for FMOL Health.  

 

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October 9, 2025
Louisiana State Insurance Plans Spend $2...

By: Julie O'Donoghue-Sept. 19, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator

Expenses have surged for Louisiana’s public worker health insurance plans as more people are prescribed GLP-1 drugs, known by brand names such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. The diabetes drugs are now commonly thought of as weight-loss medications, though that use isn’t covered by Louisiana state health benefits.
 

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October 9, 2025
Our Lady of the Lake Health Earns Intern...

Our Lady of the Lake Health’s Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program, a specialized treatment that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs to save the sickest patients, has earned the Silver Path to Excellence Award from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). 

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