Healthcare

A shining star

Since launching in a garage office some six years ago, Young Businessperson of the Year David Slaughter has grown Orion Laboratories into the state’s largest independent medical testing facility.

Developer buys 150 acres in Merrydale to build apartments and senior-living facility

CST Land Developers LLC has purchased 150 acres of undeveloped land in Merrydale for $1.22 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

UnitedHealth closes deal for Lafayette-based LHC Group

UnitedHealth Group has closed on its $5.4 billion deal to acquire Lafayette-based LHC Group, according to regulatory filings. 

Why a Pennington Biomedical researcher was chosen to receive a $1.8M grant

Dr. David McDougal, an assistant professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, recently won a...

What is being done to attract more health care workers?

While doctors and nurses get most of the headlines, there’s a need for more workers throughout the allied health spectrum, officials say. 

Plastic surgery clinic sells to AIDS nonprofit for $1.6M

A former doctor's office and plastic surgery clinic on Cumberland Place has sold for...

OLOL takes operational helm of LSU student health center

Our Lady of the Lake Health officially took over LSU’s student health center today, one year after the hospital system invested $170 million in the university to fund research and redevelop the student health cetner’s operation, according to an LSU announcement. 

Mary Bird Perkins’ new CEO discusses expansion and more  

After working beside some of the world’s leading specialists at MD Anderson Cancer Center...

Health district launching workforce development initiative

The Baton Rouge Health District today announced it is launching a workforce initiative aimed...

Foundation from Blue Cross sale would exceed $3B; policyholders to get payments

The foundation that would be created in the wake of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana sale would have more than $3 billion in assets, Blue Cross officials say.Â