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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
August 20, 2025
Our Lady of the Lake Health to Launch $5...

Our Lady of the Lake Health announced a $55 million renovation of its Emergency Department, the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, designed to expand capacity, integrate advanced technology, and improve the patient and caregiver experience. The renovation, set to begin in Fall 2025, will take place in three phases to minimize disruption to care. Throughout the renovation, the Emergency Department will remain fully operational 24/7. 

The renovation, designed by Perkins&Will in collaboration with Louisiana State University interior design students, will feature: 

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August 20, 2025
Despite Federal Shift, State Health Offi...

By: Nada Hassanein-August 19, 2025 Louisiana Illuminator

Heading into the respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations, even though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services no longer recommends that they should.

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August 20, 2025
Elizabeth Sagely Named Director of the L...

Lane Regional Medical Center announced the appointment of Elizabeth “Liz” Sagely as director of the Lane Foundation.

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August 20, 2025
Andrew Bishop, MD, Joins BRG Heart and V...

Andrew Bishop, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon, has recently joined Baton Rouge General (BRG) Heart and Vascular Surgery. He specializes in heart valve and heart bypass surgery and treating coronary artery disease and thoracic cancer.

Bishop received a medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, then completed an integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.

The clinic is located on BRG’s Bluebonnet campus at 8888 Summa Ave. 

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August 14, 2025
Louisiana Paid Nearly $10 Million for He...

By: Greg LaRose - August 12, 2025  Louisiana Illuminator

A review of how Louisiana keeps its Medicaid rolls up to date found the state paid out benefits for more than 1,000 people over the past six years after they died. Nearly $10 million was paid to managed care organizations over that period, even though no health care services were actually provided.

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