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Around 2,200 people total will recieve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. About half of those will be patients returning for their second dose.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WWLTVDr. Robin Bone, head of OBGYN at Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans said in a Facebook live event offered by the health system Friday that pregnant women are at a higher risk of being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, being put on a ventilator or having issues with clotting.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Daily ReviewWe can turn the corner on COVID-19, but not without vaccinations.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateSt. Charles Parish Hospital has hired Keith Dacus to be its new chief executive officer.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansOchsner Health has been named one of the Top Workplaces in the United States based on survey feedback from employees. The award is presented by Energage, which determines winners by calculating survey results against industry benchmarks.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comDr. Thayer’s role as Director of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center includes both a clinical leadership role with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and a research and medical education leadership role with LSU Health Shreveport.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Bossier Press TribuneDoctors hosted a Facebook live Wednesday, Feb. 10 to address the issue and answer questions. The doctors addressed a lot of misinformation that’s circulating about the vaccine, and how they can encourage Black Americans to get the vaccine.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KSLAThe event, the second drive-thru vaccination trial run in Jefferson Parish in as many days, is a preview of what Ochsner and parish officials hope will become much larger events in the months ahead.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.com“As a five-time cancer survivor, I fully understand the need to expand the Ochsner Cancer Center,” said Robert Merrick. “The need is great. I have lived and witnessed what cancer patients go through on the hopeful road to recovery.”
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON https://www.bizneworleans.com/merrick-family-gives-1m-to-the-benson-cancer-center-at-ochsner/Coordination and engagement efforts are critical components of hospitals and health systems' COVID-19 vaccine administration efforts, especially as they work to combat vaccine hesitancy across the country.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital Review