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Region 5 Office of Public Health updates mobile COVID-19 testing sites for July 13 to July 17
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes.
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Louisiana Department of Health issues Request for Information for participation in the Medicaid Innovation Challenge
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) in partnership with Adaptation Health has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the Louisiana Medicaid Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge supports Louisiana Medicaid by identifying market-ready solutions to engage members through the appropriate use of technology. The RFI has been published to identify innovative solutions to address member communication and engagement.
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Office of Public Health's Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh featured in LDH Blog Q&A series
"It's hard to even go into the grocery store without seeing people I know who have been impacted by COVID in some way. Everyone has had a different challenge, but COVID has challenged everyone in some different way," Dr. Cavanaugh writes about her region.
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LDH Blog: Q&A with the RMDs: Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh
In this Q&A blog series, our regional public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response in their communities. Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh is the Regional Medical Director for Region 5, which includes the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis.
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Region 5 Office of Public Health updates mobile COVID-19 testing sites for July 6 to July 10
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes.
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RFI: Medical Monitoring Stations operated by Hospitals
Medical Monitoring Stations operated by Hospitals to provide treatment, medical services, assistance with activities of daily living, and related services to eligible COVID-19 positive individuals who are referred and/or approved for such services by the Louisiana Department of Health.
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EMERGENCY ORDER: Extension Medical and Surgical Procedures, Dental Visits, Procedures and Surgeries, Other Healthcare Services
This Emergency Order shall continue the previously issued Notice #2020-COVID-19-ALL-020, and shall remain in effect from 11:59 p.m. on July 5, 2020, until further notice from the State Health Officer.
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Region 6 Office of Public Health updates mobile COVID-19 testing sites for June 29 to July 3
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
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Region 5 Office of Public Health lists mobile COVID-19 testing sites for June 29 to July 3
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes.
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Health Department reports 1,354 new COVID-19 cases
The Louisiana Department of Health reports 1,354 COVID-19 cases reported to the state since yesterday, bringing the total to 54,769 cases.
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Louisiana Department of Health features Regional Medical Directors in new blog series
In the Louisiana Department of Health's new Q&A blog series, these public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and their communities' response.
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LDH Blog: Q&A with the RMDs: Dr. William 'Chip' Riggins
In this Q&A blog series, our regional public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response in their communities. Dr. Chip Riggins is the Regional Medical Director for Region 3, which includes the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary and Terrebonne.