La. Department of Health Secretary Courtney N. Phillips, PhD, has resigned from the position.
Phillips was appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, whose office released the following announcement about the resignation:
“Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Secretary Dr. Courtney N. Phillips has submitted her resignation, effective Thursday, April 6, 2023.
The Woman’s Hospital Board of Directors announced it has elected officers to serve for the 2023-2024 year. Rose Hudson, president and CEO of Louisiana Lottery Corporation, will serve as the board chair. Hudson has served as a member of the Woman’s Board since 2016.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s Live Well Baton Rouge, a free cancer screening and community health event, returns to the capital city next month, capping off the organization’s spring Live Well series for 2023. This year’s event will be held May 13 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. along Spanish Town Road in front of the Louisiana State Capitol.
Renesha Yarbrough, pharmacy manager-operations for Ochsner Baton Rouge, has been elected incoming president of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She will serve as president-elect for 2023-2024, as president from 2024-2025, and as immediate past president 2025-2026.
Yarbrough has been a member of the group for eight years and previously served as president of its south-central region.
Baton Rouge General (BRG) is teaming up with 100 Black Men and community partners East Baton Rouge Council on Aging and Gloryland Baptist Church for a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive. The event will be held April 22 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gloryland, 6745 Greenwell Springs Rd. The vaccine drive aims to provide access to community members aged 50 and up.
The Pfizer COVID-19 booster will be administered, and attendees who have been vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine are still eligible to receive the booster. At least eight weeks must have passed since your last booster.
