Baton Rouge Business Report

Patients rarely think about the linens used in a hospital room or surgical suite. But behind the scenes, those materials play a vital role in infection control and patient safety. For more than two decades, Westport Linen Services has quietly built a business around that reality, growing from two customers in 2000 into the largest privately held, locally owned healthcare...

G LP-1 medications have transformed the national conversation about obesity. Prescription medications such as semaglutide, originally developed to treat diabetes, have become a cornerstone of weight-management care seemingly overnight, helping many patients achieve results that once seemed unattainable through traditional diet and exercise programs alone. For patients, GLP-1 therapies have simplified weight loss. For researchers studying obesity and metabolism, they have...

For decades, orthopedic surgery has relied on a familiar set of tools: metal screws, plates and other hardware designed to stabilize injured bones and joints. They’ve been effective but not always ideal, sometimes irritating surrounding tissue, interfering with imaging and in some cases requiring a second surgery for removal. Absorbable materials are an alternative, but they too have a potential...

From long hours on computers or mobile devices to sports injuries and even the natural aging process, neck pain has become an increasingly common medical concern. While the natural tendency may be to dismiss it as a minor annoyance, a simple “pain the neck” can turn into something far more serious if left untreated. “Discs can wear out and collapse,”...

For many families, managing an aging parent’s healthcare can feel like a second full-time job. There are appointments to schedule, transportation to coordinate and medications to track, and limited support from a health care system that requires patients to commute to their care. That’s where an old-school approach to medicine—the house call—is making a comeback in the Capital Region courtesy...

Cancer treatment, particularly for blood cancers, has rapidly evolved toward highly personalized, immune-based therapies, and patients today expect access to these advanced treatments without leaving their communities. In response, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center recently began the region’s first fully outpatient Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR-T therapy) program in Baton Rouge, an advanced immunotherapy that genetically engineers a patient’s white blood...

Most people never think about their balance system until something feels off. A quick turn of the head, bending forward to tie a shoe, scrolling on a computer screen. These everyday movements rely on a complex system in the inner ear and brain working together seamlessly. When that system is disrupted by injury, even simple tasks can feel overwhelming. At...

In today’s healthcare landscape, consolidation has become the norm. Across specialties, private equity investment and large corporate ownership structures are reshaping how care is delivered, often with a focus on efficiency, scale and financial performance. But in anesthesia, one Louisiana-based provider serving hospitals and healthcare systems across the southeastern United States is taking a different approach. DPI Anesthesia has built...

While caring for her father during a hospital stay, Maria Yiannopoulos began calling local caregiving services in search of short-term help. What she found were a lot of businesses demanding long-term commitments. “Everyone told me, ‘We’ll come, but you have to book four days, eight hours a day,’” she recalls. “And I kept saying, ‘I don’t need all of that.’” That...

For the past several years, the team at Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic (BROC) has been focused on one clear goal: expanding and improving patient access. From enhancing patient care through specialized musculoskeletal programs to streamlining access with Epic and MyChart, each initiative is designed to create a more personable and enhanced patient experience. At the center of it all is...