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MAY / JUN 2012
Healthcare Journal of BATON ROUGE
allow babies to room in with moms through-
out their hospital stay in order to make
breastfeeding easier.
Doctors to Train in Baton Rouge
In July, Our Lady of the Lake’s Pediatric Pro-
gram will welcome from medical schools
across the country 11 new residents — the
largest incoming class to date — bringing
the total pediatric resident count to 25.
Pediatric medicine is an important spe-
cialty because by 2015, the U.S. Census esti-
mates Louisiana will have 53,445 more chil-
dren than in 2010.
OLOL will also welcome its first class of
six psychiatric residents.
Ochsner Partners with
University of Tabuk
Ochsner Health System has signed a long-
term partnership contract with the Univer-
sity of Tabuk System, an institution of higher
education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Under this contract, faculty, staff, and stu-
dents from the Colleges of Medicine, Ap-
plied Medical Sciences and other healthcare
related disciplines at the University of Tabuk
will be educated and trained at Ochsner fa-
cilities in Louisiana. Ochsner will also partner
with the University of Tabuk in the design,
development and management of its tertia-
ry hospital in Tabuk and its satellite referral
centers in the region.
Under this contract, last summer, selected
students from the University of Tabuk Fac-
ulty of Medicine were engaged in clinical ro-
tations at Ochsner and 12 more are expected
to do the same in Summer 2012. Additionally,
a faculty member from the University of Ta-
buk is currently engaged in an Academic Fel-
lowship program at Ochsner. The health sys-
tem anticipates this number to grow in the
coming months. Ochsner will also develop
research collaborations with faculty at the
University of Tabuk and help train its future
leaders in hospital operations by offering
them an opportunity to become part of its
fellowship program in Hospital Management.
Ochsner is in the process of finalizing
similar contractual opportunities with sev-
eral other institutions of higher education in
the Middle East.
Anderson Receives LSU
Esprit de Femme Award
Stephanie Anderson, Woman’s Hospital Se-
nior Vice President of Finance and Adminis-
tration and Chief Financial Officer, was one of
two 2012 recipients of the LSUWomen’s Cen-
ter Esprit de Femme Award. Each year during
Women’s History Month, the LSU Women’s
Center presents this award to acknowledge
women who have made exceptional efforts
towards the advancement of women. Re-
cipients of the Esprit de Femme Award are
chosen by a committee comprised of the Di-
rector of the LSU Women’s Center, the Vice
provost for Equity, Diversity, and Community
Outreach, the Chairperson of the University
Council on Women, a student representative,
and a community representative.
During her 22 years at Woman’s, Stepha-
nie Anderson has guided projects that have
impacted thousands of new lives, women’s
health, and community growth overall. She
has been instrumental in both of the hospi-
tal’s most ambitious expansions: Woman’s
Center for Wellness and the construction of
the new Woman’s Hospital. Other programs
she has implemented include outreach to
hospitals without on-site maternal fetal
medicine physicians and the establishment
of a Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Pre-
vention Program.
Woman’s Hospital
Delays Opening
Woman’s Hospital announced in April that a
decision has been made to delay the open-
ing of its new hospital. “Because of concerns
about the new hospital’s level of completion,
we have decided to postpone the patient
move originally scheduled for June 3, 2012,”
explained Teri Fontenot, Woman’s President
and CEO. “A key component of our transi-
tion plan was to start staff training at the
new site on April 16, but the building is not
ready for that training to begin. We will not
jeopardize patient, physician or employee
safety by expediting or abbreviating train-
ing, so we must postpone our move.”
Ochsner Announces
Medical Staff Officers
Ochsner Medical Center–Baton Rouge physi-
cians have elected new medical staff officers.
Gastroenterologist Aldo Russo, MD will serve
as the hospital’s Chief of Staff. General Sur-
geon Louis Jeansonne, MD has been elected
Vice Chief of Staff and Nephrologist Amin
Kamyar, MD is the new Secretary/Treasurer.
Dr. Patrick Quinlan, Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Health System recently led a delegation from
Ochsner to visit the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia.