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Hurricane Katrina evacuees, as well as their friends and family members, can access important notices and information on the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Emergency News Web site at
The Department of Health and Hospitals -- Medicaid Program is seeking licensed physicians to contract with the program on a short-term basis.
For information concerning Hurricane Katrina assistance services being offered in surrounding states, visit the following state Web sites or links posted on the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Emergency News Web site at www.dhhemergencynews.com.
The Department of Health and Hospitals is offering no cost birth cards (small versions of birth certificates) to evacuees and their children. Birth cards can be obtained from parish health units in the following regions: East Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Shreveport and Monroe.
The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy has received confirmation that emergency prescription needs will be taken care of for Hurricane Katrina evacuees without means to pay for their medications.
Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals—Office of Public Health and the Louisiana Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Center with Tulane University have made arrangements with the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center in Houston, Texas to ensure that patients receive their blood clotting products when needed.
Baton Rouge - The Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health and the Louisiana Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Center with Tulane University have made arrangements with the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center in Houston, Texas to ensure that patients receive their blood clotting products when needed. Caregivers and patients may call the following numbers for more information:
Baton Rouge – Following Hurricane Katrina, many participants in the Louisiana Women, Infants and Children Program [WIC] are living away from home and need to know how to obtain their WIC foods in other locations.
Baton Rouge – State health officials are issuing an infectious disease advisory for rescue workers who will be entering the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. This advisory is directed towards: utilities workers, rescue personnel, emergency medical services staff, fire fighters, military personnel, and law enforcement personnel.
Baton Rouge – The Department of Health and Hospitals is advising all staff from the DHH Office of Public Health, Region 9 (Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes) that all employees should return to work.
Baton Rouge – River Parish Hospital and St. James Hospital are seeking nurses to assist in Louisiana’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
Baton Rouge – River Parish Hospital is currently not open, but will attempt to re-open within the next 48 hours.