Healthcare

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System today announced that Scott Wester will be transitioning from his position as market president for Baton Rouge and Our Lady of the Lake into a system executive role focused exclusively on the recently announced $170 million investment in LSU. 

Gov. John Bel Edwards provided an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19...

Most online health care appointments today amount to visiting a “virtual urgent care center” with a doctor the patient doesn’t know, says Dr. Steve Udvarhelyi, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. 

Over the past two years, the pandemic has imposed a unique set of stresses on workers, including the risk of losing their job, rapid adjustments to working from home and additional workloads.  

The Louisiana Department of Health is looking for more opportunities to partner with state universities to draw down federal research dollars, Secretary Courtney Phillips says. 

Wanting to mimic the success of other cities, the goal of the Baton Rouge Health District is to get the area’s medical centers to collaborate in helping the area become a regional destination for care and research.

Baton Rouge-based Orion Laboratories and Envoc have teamed up to offer COVID-19 test results on the LA Wallet app, WAFB-TV reports. 

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health acquired McMains Children’s Developmental Center, a Baton Rouge-based nonprofit outpatient pediatric therapy clinic, OLOL announced today.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has purchased an ownership stake in The Spine Hospital of Louisiana, OLOL President and CEO Scott Wester says. 

Baton Rouge-based Amedisys has signed an agreement to acquire Texas-based Evolution Health, a division of Evolution Healthcare, Amedisys announced today.