HJBR Sep/Oct 2021

15 + %5 September / October 2021 I Vol. 14, No. 5 Contents DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................ 31 Hospital Rounds ................................................. 45 Ad Index .................................................................... 50 CORRESPONDENTS LDH Corner ............................................................. 36 Nursing ....................................................................... 38 Children’s Health ................................................. 40 Insurance .................................................................. 42 FEATURES One on One .............................................................................. 8 William “Beau” Clark, MD East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Delta Slams the Delta COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Q&A ................. 15 Joseph Kanter, MD State Health Officer and Medical Director Reflections on Nursing During a Pandemic .......................................................... 25 Karen Carter Lyon, PhD, APRN/CNS-BC, NEA-BC Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana State Board of Nursing 8