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More Pandemic Flu Training Scheduled for Southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles – The communities of Southwest Louisiana are coming together to prepare for future emergencies such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
LDH News
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New Location for Livingston Parish Medicaid Office
Baton Rouge --- In order to better serve all residents of the parish, the Livingston Parish Medicaid office is moving to a new location.
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Hospitals in LA to Get Higher Reimbursements for Medicare Payments
Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals announced today a grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $71.6 million to go toward alleviating the rising operating costs of hospitals as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
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Louisiana Spirit Wins Big at New Orleans Addy Awards
Baton Rouge – Louisiana Spirit, a program through the Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Mental Health, was recently honored for its 2006 advertising campaign with eight awards at the 2007 New Orleans Addy Awards. The Addy Awards is the world’s largest advertising competition, with over 60,000 entries annually. The entries submitted by Louisiana Spirit included pictures of hurricane survivors and a message that mental health counseling is available.
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Federal Grant will Pay Doctors Bonuses and Incentives to Come to New Orleans Area; Other Health Providers Eligible
Baton Rouge --- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals was notified today it is receiving a $15 million grant to provide incentives to try and lure primary care physicians and other health care professionals back to the New Orleans area.
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DHH Selects New Chief Information Officer
Baton Rouge – Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Fred Cerise announced today the hiring of Edward Driesse as Chief Information Officer for DHH.
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Audiologist's Follow-Up Services Report
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Hospitals Get Extra Payments for Treating Uninsured Patients
Baton Rouge – Over the past week, the Department of Health and Hospitals issued checks to 31 more hospitals that cared for uninsured patients last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Earlier payments were made to East and West Jefferson hospitals.) With these latest payments, DHH met its mid-February goal of issuing extra funding to hospitals that qualified because they treated higher numbers of uninsured patients.
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Hospitals Get Extra Payments for Treating Uninsured Patients
Baton Rouge – Over the past week, the Department of Health and Hospitals issued checks to 31 more hospitals that cared for uninsured patients last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Earlier payments were made to East and West Jefferson hospitals.) With these latest payments, DHH met its mid-February goal of issuing extra funding to hospitals that qualified because they treated higher numbers of uninsured patients.
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March is National Social Workers Month
Baton Rouge – Receiving the diagnosis of an illness can be a confusing time for anyone. Will I be able to handle the treatment? How will I balance my care with the needs of my family? How will this affect my job? Who will help me figure all this out?
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Health Department Issues Statement on Salmonella
Baton Rouge – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are investigating an outbreak of an illness caused by Salmonella.
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Health Care Redesign Committee Announces Meeting
Lake Charles, La. – The next meeting of the Region 5 Health Care Redesign Committee has been scheduled for: