HJBR Mar/Apr 2021

SMART, IN-DEPTH, AWARD-WINNING HEALTHCARE NEWS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Each issue of Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge provides important articles, features, and information for healthcare professionals. Access current and past issues online at: HealthcareJournalBR.com Chief Editor Smith W. Hartley  shartley@ushealthcarejournals.com Vice President Dianne Hartley dhartley@ushealthcarejournals.com Web Editor Betty Backstrom  bbackstrom@ushealthcarejournals.com Production Manager/Art Director Laura Busby lbusby@ushealthcarejournals.com Editor/Writer Philip Gatto  pgatto@ushealthcarejournals.com Correspondents Stewart T. Gordon, MD, FAAP; Nathan Hite, MD; Joseph Kanter, MD; Thomas Kimball, MD; Carrie LeBlanc Jones Graphic Designer Sara Chialastri sarabeth@ushealthcarejournals.com Copy Editor Rachel Parkerson rparkerson@ushealthcarejournals.com Photographer Sharron Ventura Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge Advisory Board Brian Berrigan Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association Everett J. Bonner, Jr, MD, FACS The Baton Rouge Clinic Robert Burgess President & CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital David Carmouche, MD Regional Medical Director, Physician Leader of Service Lines Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge William Freeman, MD Chief Medical Officer, C&M Medical Services Tina S. Holland, PhD President, Our Lady of the Lake College Lynne Medley-Long President, LML Healthcare Consulting Barbara Morvant Nurse Consultant/Policy Advisor Retired LSBN Executive Director Susan E. Nelson, MD, FACP, FAAHPM Medical Director PACE Baton Rouge|Medical Director, Senior Services Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Copyright© 2021 Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge The information contained within has been obtained by Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge from sources believed to be reliable. However, because of the possibility of human or mechanical error, Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of such information. The editor reserves the right to censor, revise, edit, reject or cancel any materials not meeting the standards of Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge. + %5 March / April 2021