October 19, 2023

A Medicare Advantage Open House will be held at Baton Rouge General on Nov. 3 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Medicare Advantage open enrollment opened on Oct. 15, and the deadline to select a 2024 plan is Dec. 7.  

Representatives from a variety of Medicare Advantage plans will be on-site to answer questions about each plan and enrollment

The following insurance plans will be on hand at the open house: 

-Blue Advantage 

-Humana 

-People’s Health 

-United 

-WellCare 

October 19, 2023

Woman’s Hospital hosted Light to Remember on Oct. 15 in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The event was held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library and included a memorial walk through Independence Community Park Botanic Gardens followed by a candlelight reflection in memory of babies lost. 

The Light to Remember Resource Village provided guests with support and information from Saul’s Light, Maddie’s Footprints, BR Perinatal Counseling and Woman’s Hospital. 

 

October 19, 2023

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is the only children’s hospital in Louisiana and the Gulf South to be ranked among the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals for Pediatrics by Newsweek for the third year in a row. The ranking program features the top 200 hospitals for pediatrics worldwide, and Children’s Hospital New Orleans ranked #60 in the world, and #32 in the United States for the 2024 rankings, which were published last month.

October 12, 2023

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) has named Crystal Williams, MHA, FACMPE as chief operating officer and John Kazusky, MBA as senior vice president of practice management.

October 12, 2023

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has awarded its three most prestigious awards to local leaders and organizations who have gone above and beyond to support the Cancer Center and its patients through philanthropy. They were recently celebrated at the Cancer Center’s “Our Community” celebration in Baton Rouge.