Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is proud to welcome physician assistant Jennifer Cypher, PA-C. She is now seeing patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Spring Lake, a primary care clinic located at 8445 Line Avenue, Suite 100, Shreveport, La., 71106.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz MagSinging River Health System is the first in Mississippi to offer innovative Bridge Enhanced ACL repair, or BEAR Implants to treat ACL tears.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WLOXThis recognition program acknowledges and honors women executives from all sectors of the healthcare industry for their contributions to care delivery improvement, health equity, policy and gender equity in healthcare leadership.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansAwareness about heart health and heart conditions can go a long way to reduce this number. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport’s Dr. Tarek Helmy sat down with KSLA on Tuesday, Feb. 28 to discuss the disease.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KSLAOchsner Lafayette General Community Health Center offers primary care, family practice, behavioral health, and Diabetic Education Services to these communities in a building always known for serving the underserved.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KLFYThe event, in honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, is free to the public and will
focus on educating the community on the importance of being screened for colorectal
cancer. Lunch will be provided during registration beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the
presentation beginning at 12:00 p.m. Free colorectal screening kits will be available for
those attending. Insurance charges may apply.
The Ochsner heart screenings are available for athletes in grades 9-12. It’s free but students are asked to sign in online here and schedule appointment times.
Appointments are also available by calling Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation at (225) 768-2590.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WAFBA Louisiana law requiring insurance companies to pay for the testing went into effect in January 2022. By July, Ochsner made it a required test for cancer patients receiving two types of chemotherapy drugs. The testing is available in Ochsner's Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Northern Louisiana service areas and will become a systemwide practice in the coming year, Catherine Oliver, PharmD, the system's director of clinical pharmacy services, told Becker's.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewSafeSource Direct was founded through partnership between Alabama-based construction contractor, property developer Trax Development and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health. Ochsner a member of the AMA Health System Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationThe Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital's board of commissioners has tapped two new leaders, according to a news release shared with Becker's.
Cyril Bethala, MD, will serve a one-year term as the hospital's chief of staff and medical staff president. He has been a cardiologist with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, since 2020; the hospital has a joint operating agreement with Ochsner.
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