Straight to the top: Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the only Baton Rouge area hospital being recognized as one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, an independent nonprofit accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Among the 620 hospitals nationwide to earn the distinction of Top Performer for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance, Baton Rouge General is in the top 18% of Joint Commission accredited hospitals reporting core measure performance data for 2011. You can check out the full list here, and read more from Baton Rouge General on its inclusion here.
Pig skin: LSU’s game against Florida on Saturday, Oct. 6, will be televised by CBS, the SEC announced today. Kickoff between the Tigers and the Gators is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. It will be the first time LSU and Florida have played during the day in Gainesville since 2006, when the Gators posted a 23-10 win over the Tigers on CBS. LSU returns to action on Saturday, hosting Towson at 6 p.m. in Tiger Stadium in a game that will be televised by ESPNU.
Look who’s oinking: As The Los Angeles Times reports today, you might want to get your fill of ham this year, because “a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable,” according to an industry trade group. Blame the drought conditions that blazed through the corn and soybean crop this year. Less feed led to a decline in herds across the European Union “at a significant rate,” according to the National Pig Association in Britain. And the trend “is being mirrored around the world,” according to a release. Read the full story here.
