Healthcare

Louisiana hospitals scramble to prepare for a fifth COVID wave

In Louisiana, where many feel reluctant to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health care providers are preparing for the worst over the next several weeks, Louisiana Illuminator reports. 

Three ways to prepare if vaccine mandate makes it past the courts 

There’s less than two weeks to go before President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate requiring companies with at least 100 employees to make COVID-19 shots mandatory or submit to regular testing goes into effect on Jan. 4.

OLOL buys land for medical facility in Rouzan

Our Lady of the Lake bought 1.85 acres in the Rouzan development for $1.8...

Telemedicine demand in Louisiana remains strong

Demand for telemedicine in Louisiana, which surged during the pre-vaccine stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, isn’t going away anytime soon.

Get to know Cathy Griffiths, senior vice president at Woman’s Hospital

Cathy Griffiths, Woman’s Hospital senior vice president and chief quality control officer, actually started her career in nursing before she moved into hospital leadership.

Roundup: Regions Bank / J&J vaccine risk / Congressional districts

Acquisition: Regions Bank this morning announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire...

Courts keep chipping away at Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Federal judges in Louisiana and Texas continue to chip away at Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Baton Rouge Health District competing for $1B in federal funds

The Baton Rouge Health District, through its participation in the Gulf Coast Health Sciences...

No vaccine mandate for Louisiana health care workers after federal ruling

A federal appeals court panel today lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, instead blocking the requirement in only certain states and creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. The mandate is still blocked in Louisiana. 

Cassidy talks hurricane recovery, omicron  

Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Tuesday that America should come to the...