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VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WWL-TVAs the nation recognizes Black Maternal Health Week this week, experts want to keep the stories of women and birthing people at the forefront. They want them to feel supported, their child bearing experiences celebrated and protected, and systems to be improved and held accountable.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON USA TodayStudies show black women are more than likely to experience a complication or even death during child birth more than a white woman.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WWL-TVThe cancer center expansion includes a new pharmacy for patients involved with research and clinical trials, along with additional examination and consultation rooms.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewSt. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) has named Brian Swaim its Assistant Vice President of Nursing (AVP). Swaim brings 22 years of medical experience to SBPH, previously serving in leadership roles in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON St. Bernard NewsAs part of a $10 million project, the health care system plans to build a specialty pharmacy for cancer drugs at the Ochsner Cancer Center in its O’Neal Lane complex. Ochsner already has a cancer-related pharmacy at The Grove off Interstate 10 near Siegen Lane and is building a similar pharmacy on Industriplex Boulevard near Siegen.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateOn Tuesday, April 12, Ochsner Health Center–Lockport reopened for the first time since Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 26, 2021. The primary care health center was extensively damaged by the Category 4 storm, as was much of the Bayou Region.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansIn honor of national ‘Donate Life’ month, Christus Ochsner Hospital raised the flag in remembrance of local organ donors.
Among those honored, was Castille Anthony Hebert. His wife, Elaine Hebert spoke about her husband and the impact he was able to make as an organ donor, even after he passed away two years ago.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KPLC-TVLeslie Sisco-Wise, MD was elected first vice president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association (LOA) at the 2022 LOA Annual Meeting in New Orleans on March 19. Next year, Dr. Sisco-Wise will ascend to the leadership role of president making her the first woman to serve as president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansFor some patients, a bone-marrow transplant is the only cure for their blood disorder, said Dr. Zoe Larned, the system chair for hematology-oncology at Ochsner Health.
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