Healthcare

Baton Rouge General, Ochsner BR get ‘A’ grades for safety

Baton Rouge General Medical Center and Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge both received...

Lack of child care is keeping a record number of parents out of work 

More than 100,000 Americans missed work last month because of child care problems, an...

Ochsner acquires hospital physician group Impact Network 

Ochsner Heath’s Baton Rouge outfit today announced it has entered into an agreement to...

OLOL sells Lake Surgery Center for $8.95M

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has sold the Lake Surgery Center on Perkins Road for $8.95 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Under fire, Louisiana’s DCFS head resigns after second child dies from fentanyl

The head of Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services resigned today, nearly two weeks after a second child died in Baton Rouge

Roundup: OLOL partnership / Family services audit / Instagram lockout 

Medical records platform: Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge...

Dental practice building new Garden District clinic on Perkins Road lot

Theriot Family Dental Care is building a 4,700-square-foot clinic on the unused corner lot next to Billy Heroman's Flowers in the Garden District.Z

‘Family glitch’ fix can relieve pressure on employer health insurance costs

The federal government has fixed the “family glitch” that prevented spouses and dependents from getting subsidized individual health insurance policies

Health care premiums expected to rise, forcing tough choices for companies 

It cost an average of $22,463 to cover a family through employer-sponsored health insurance in 2022, according to an annual benefits survey from the Kaiser Family

New Ochsner urgent care clinic under construction near LSU campus

A new Ochsner urgent care clinic is under construction at the intersection of Lee and Burbank drives, near the LSU campus,