April 16, 2025

Lakeview Hospital’s Master Trainer, Suzanne Weidenbacher, RN, will present “A Matter of Balance,” an award-winning program designed to help individuals manage concerns about falls and improve activity levels. This free educational program will take place over eight sessions and will include practical strategies and exercises for fall prevention.

April 10, 2025

World renowned neuroscientist and director of LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Nicolas Bazan, MD, and his team made an innovative discovery that can change the approach to treatment of critical brain injuries and illnesses including stroke, ALS, traumatic brain injuries (concussions), spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.

April 10, 2025

On the evening of March 29, friends and supporters of Manning Family Children’s celebrated the 43rd annual Sugarplum Ball, themed Beneath a Sapphire Sky, which commemorated the hospital’s 70-year anniversary. The annual black-tie fundraiser, presented by LEMOINE, raised an extraordinary $1.6 million in support of Manning Family Children’s mission to provide expert care for every child, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. 

Co-Chairs Marcie Gardner and Holt Kolb led a host committee of more than 100 members in planning the event. 

April 10, 2025

Ochsner, in partnership with the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, will host a tribute in honor of National Donate Life Blue & Green Day celebrating the generosity and lasting legacy of organ, eye, and tissue donors. This event, to be held today at 10 a.m. at Ochsner Medical Center off O’Neal Lane, brings together the care teams at Ochsner Baton Rouge and the families of selfless individuals whose final act of kindness gave others a second chance at life.

April 3, 2025

Our Lady of the Lake, part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS), announced a new expansion of services in Ascension Parish--the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute St. Elizabeth Infusion Center. 

“We are honored to bring this essential service to Ascension Parish,” said Christopher Trevino, MD, VP physician executive at Our Lady of the Lake St. Elizabeth. “This expansion is meeting the growing needs of our community. High-quality, compassionate cancer care is now available close to home.”