Healthcare

Meet Stephanie Manson, a 2021 Influential Woman in Business 

When Stephanie Manson thinks of the difficult year her staff faced during the pandemic,...

Ochsner continues aggressive growth with acquisition of longtime pediatric practice

Less than two months after announcing its acquisition of the largest private practice of...

Roundup: CDC guidance / Livingston Future 5 / Presidential scholar

ICYMI: Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance...

Roundup: Pfizer vaccine / Gallup poll / Oil supply glut

Now eligible: Children as young as 12 can expect to start getting Pfizer’s coronavirus...

Employees returning to the office struggling with anxiety

Pandemic-related anxieties are evolving as many Americans ease themselves into the idea of being...

Amedisys acquires VNA’s home health and hospice operations

Baton Rouge-based health care company Amedisys will take over home health and hospice operations for the Visiting Nurse Association, a 125-year-old nonprofit located in Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, VNA announced today. The transaction is expected to close on or around July 1. 

Challenging times

Health care providers—and patients—were upended by COVID-19, but the crisis also provided opportunities to embrace new technologies.

Pennington unveils national advocacy campaign around obesity

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is launching a national advocacy campaign today designed to...

The top five industries for business startups in 2021 

In periods of dramatic change, entrepreneurship thrives. When the COVID-19 pandemic altered so many...

Stephanie Manson: 2021 Influential Women in Business honoree

2021 Influential Women in Business: Stephanie Manson has spent 23 years at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, including nearly three years as COO.