The Louisiana Hospital Association (LHA) Trust Funds announced the three recipients of its 2016 Safety Star Award. The program acknowledges members who have developed innovative ideas that improve patient safety.
This year’s Safety Star Award Winners are Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital, Slidell Memorial Hospital, and Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. This year’s recipients will receive recognition at the LHA Summer Conference on July 18 as well as $10,000 cash award for the hospital.
Woman’s Hospital has introduced what it says is the region’s only certified cancer rehabilitation program to help patients heal faster and better: the Survivorship Training and Rehabilitation Program (STAR Program®).
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiation and surgery can save lives, but they can also cause side effects like fatigue, weakness, insomnia, memory loss, fear, anxiety and depression that interfere with daily function and well-being. The STAR Program is a nationally recognized cancer survivorship program that helps survivors heal physically and emotionally.
With aims of collaboratively improving health outcomes, increasing economic development and promoting Baton Rouge as a healthcare destination, the Baton Rouge Health District has enlisted Chief Executives from the area’s largest and most distinguished health and research institutions for its Board of Directors.
Joined by students from nearby schools and community leaders, Arkansas Children's broke ground on its Southwest Little Rock Community Clinic. When the facility opens in the spring of 2017, it will greatly expand access to primary care for thousands of children who live nearby, many of them from Spanish-speaking families.
