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Orion Labs, FMOL Health partner to expand services across the state
FMOL Health and Orion Laboratories have announced a joint venture to expand access to Louisiana-based laboratory services for patients and health care providers across...
New Jersey company buys four Capital Region health care properties
Essential Properties Realty Trust, a New Jersey-based company, has acquired four health care properties in the Capital Region for a combined $28.9 million.
The properties...
Sectors: An ambitious build-out for better health care
The health care community is a significant economic force in the Capital Region. More than $500 million in active investment is currently under way...
FMOL Health has purchased this property near Our Lady of the Lake
FMOL Health has acquired a kidney care facility property on Flanders Drive near Essen Lane.
The system purchased the site through Our Lady of the...
Health care giant acquires H&E’s former corporate headquarters for $9.9MÂ
FMOL Health has purchased the former corporate headquarters of H&E Equipment Services on Pecue Lane near Airline Highway.
The health system acquired the property through...
The state health plan is nearing its contract ceiling
Louisiana’s state health plan may need an additional $90 million in spending authority to cover pharmacy claims through the end of the year, The...
Nexus and Ochsner teaming up for a health-focused tech challenge
Nexus Louisiana has announced its second DevDays innovation competition, with a Nov. 14 challenge focused on health care technology and sports medicine.
The competition, which...
Amedisys completes $3.3B sale to UnitedHealth
Baton Rouge-based Amedisys announced Thursday morning in an SEC filing that UnitedHealth has completed its $3.3 billion purchase of the home health care company. Â
Amedisys...
City-parish weighs retiree health coverage shift that provides budget relief
City-Parish officials are weighing a shift in employee retiree health coverage for those 65 and older to Blue Cross’ Blue Advantage Medicare plan, a...
E.J. Kuiper, president of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
E.J. Kuiper
President, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
E.J. Kuiper started his career as a physical therapist before becoming a hospital executive as a...
FranU will complete a $2M renovation of its health building this fall
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University has announced a $2 million renovation of its School of Health Professions building, a project aimed at enhancing...
Pennington formally launches Greaux Healthy childhood obesity initiative
Pennington Biomedical Research Center last week formally launched its Greaux Healthy initiative, designed to address childhood obesity in Louisiana.
Developed in partnership with the state,...
Capital Region health care professionals to watch in 2025
From cutting-edge research to compassionate patient care, health care professionals across the Capital Region are making strides in their fields.Â
As Business Report writes in...
How the Baton Rouge Health District is prescribing innovation
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But as Business Report...
How Capital Region researchers and doctors are leading the charge in precision health care
Imagine walking into your doctor’s office and getting a simple finger-stick blood test that is used to prescribe a personalized diet aimed at optimizing...
The future of health care in Baton Rouge: What’s next?
Running a hospital has never been easy, but today’s health care leaders are facing more challenges than ever.
Rising costs, staffing shortages, evolving technology and...
Health systems are betting big on booming communities
Local hospitals are ramping up their push into the Baton Rouge suburbs, zeroing in on high-growth areas to build new health care facilities or...
Capital Region physicians push back against insurance-driven treatment limits
After UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan last December, a tirade of social media comments expressed anger over the widely...
More than a decade in, the Health District is prescribing innovation, collaboration and a...
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But behind the impressive...
Newsmakers: Health care professionals to watch in 2025
From cutting-edge research to compassionate patient care, health care professionals across the Capital Region are making strides in their fields.
A few standout individuals are...
