Sage Outpatient Services will host a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony on July 27 to celebrate moving into their new location at 8313 Picardy Avenue.
The Grand Opening celebration will begin at 4 p.m., followed by the Ribbon Cutting and blessing of the new space at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and tours of the facility will be given.
Baton Rouge General (BRG) announced that Dr. Pavani Ellipeddi has joined the Hematology Oncology Clinic at Baton Rouge General – Bluebonnet.
“Dr. Ellipeddi is a great addition to our team,” said Dr. Gerald Miletello. “We’ve seen tremendous growth over the last year, and her enthusiasm for treating cancer and blood disease will help us continue to provide patients with innovative, high-quality care.”
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, a Healthy Louisiana Medicaid managed care health plan and part of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies, announced that it has earned the Multicultural Health Care Distinction from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana is one of seven AmeriHealth Caritas Medicaid managed care health plans to hold the Multicultural Health Care Distinction.
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana offers the following services, among others, to serve the diverse needs of its membership:
Scientists at Pennington Biomedical are working to better understand the potential links between high blood pressure and the risk for developing dementia.
The risk reduction for Alzheimer’s Disease (rrAD) research study is seeking individuals who take medication for high blood pressure. The study will assess whether controlling blood pressure levels, through exercise and/or standard blood pressure medications, could help reduce the risk of developing dementia.
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Gold-level Commendation to Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.
