The nonprofit corporation that runs Children's Hospital and Touro Infirmary in New Orleans will take over operations at the Interim LSU Public Hospital and the new University Medical Center when it opens in two years. The Louisiana Children’s Medical Center will lease the interim hospital, better known as University Hospital, and eventually the new $1 billion facility, said Dr.... Full story »

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The non-profit corporation that runs Children's Hospital and Touro Infirmary in New Orleans will take over operations at the Interim LSU Public Hospital and the new University Medical Center when it opens in two years. Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein and LSU System Executive Vice President Frank Opelka made the announcement Monday at the LSU Health Sciences Center. The Louisiana... Full story »

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says that Secretary Bruce Greenstein and LSU System Executive Vice President Frank Opelka will join local leaders and area legislators for a series of events Monday to announce plans concerning public-private partnerships for three hospitals in the LSU system. A spokesman for the non-profit corporation that runs Children's Hospital and Touro Infirmary... Full story »

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The nonprofit corporation that runs Children’s Hospital and Touro Infirmary is negotiating with the state to operate the Interim LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans and, eventually, the $1 billion University Medical Center currently under construction. Brian Landry, a spokesman for the Louisiana Children’s Medical Center, said Friday the organization is in talks with LSU leaders and the state... Full story »

Gulf of Mexico oysters consumed little, if any of the crude oil from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that spewed nearly half a million tons of crude oil into Gulf waters, according to a recent scientific paper. A study last year similarly found that oysters - at known oil-exposed sites in Louisiana - showed no contamination or apparent biological signs of exposure six months after the 2010 spill. Full story »

LSU medical students are attempting to weigh the impact of steep budget cuts to the state’s public hospital system in an effort to decide whether to remain in Louisiana or move to residency programs in other states, three New Orleans student leaders said in a recent interview.The public hospital system has traditionally been the epicenter of training for the... Full story »

Nearly 40 years ago, Padua Community Services opened a 24-hour residential program for medically fragile children with developmental disabilities in Belle Chasse. The service, which is a ministry of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans, offers its residents a home-ike atmosphere along with various vital services. Although the program has been in existence for nearly four decades, it recently... Full story »