Healthcare

Health District seeks $5M to improve Essen, Bluebonnet corridors 

The Baton Rouge Health District and the New Orleans BioInnovation Center are asking for...

With telemedicine here to stay, Baton Rouge health care continues to evolve

When Dr. Melissa Love tested positive for COVID-19, she was fully vaccinated and felt...

Relief Telemed bankruptcy agreement challenged amid theft accusations

Relief Telemed, a Baton Rouge-based health tech firm that is going through bankruptcy, has reached a possible compromise in its dispute with its former CEO, who it accuses of using company funds for personal benefit, court documents show. 

Bill would block NOLA-style COVID-19 vaccine requirements in Louisiana

A key step taken by the city of New Orleans to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic would be prohibited under legislation approved Tuesday by a House committee.

Ochsner announces $10M expansion of Baton Rouge cancer center 

Ochsner Health today announced plans for a $10 million, 16,700-square-foot expansion to its cancer care facility off Interstate 12, including a new pharmacy for patients and additional exam rooms. 

COVID forced health care changes

Telehealth is no longer a trend in the Baton Rouge market, but simply the way more doctor-patient interactions are happening.

Appeals court upholds Biden federal employee vaccine mandate

President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was upheld...

People to watch in the Baton Rouge health care industry

The latest edition of Business Report features 20 Capital Region health care leaders who...

Power outages from severe weather becoming more frequent 

Power outages from severe weather across the U.S. have doubled over the past two decades, as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.

Cancer care taking center stage within Baton Rouge medical community

Some might say the health care industry in Baton Rouge has never been more fluid.