June 8, 2023

Critical care physician Hollis O'Neal, MD, MSc, associate professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Baton Rouge campus, presented data that validate a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis at the American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference. O’Neal is the national principal investigator of the CV-SQulSH-ED trial, a multi-site prospective study to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the investigational Cytovale System & IntelliSep Test for patients presenting to the Emergency Department with signs or suspicion of infection.

June 8, 2023

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health has announced Kristen Pontiff, MD, FAAP, as the medical director of the pediatric emergency department at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital.

June 8, 2023

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is raising awareness and urging residents to avoid areas with blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, due to the algal bloom observed in Lake Pontchartrain by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and recent sightings of algal blooms in other waterbodies.

June 8, 2023

Our Lady of the Lake Health has announced Phillip Allen, MD, as vice president, chief of surgery and perioperative services. In this role, Allen will oversee and lead the surgery department at the region’s only Level I trauma center and throughout the Baton Rouge region. 

May 31, 2023

Woman’s Hospital has again attained Magnet® recognition from The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. First recognized by ANCC in 2006, Woman’s is one of only 608 healthcare organizations worldwide to earn Magnet® accreditation.