The article reports on the plan of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine to hire outside consultants to review a proposal by Louisiana State University (LSU), in partnership with the U.S. Depar...
Documentation of termination of employment or contract, and Type of service(s) provided by the excluded individual or entity. These findings should be reported to: DHH.Medicaid.State.Exclusion@la.gov or Department of Health and Hospitals Program Integrity P.O. Box 91030 Baton Rouge, LA 70821...
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (DHH) WILL HAVE TWO CHANGES IN THE EDA WAIVER SERVICE PACKAGE: 1) REMOVAL OF HOUSEHOLD SUPPORTS; AND 2) PERSONAL SUPERVISION (DAY) AND PERSONAL SUPERVISION (NIGHT) WILL BE COMBINED TO ONE SERVICE KNOWN AS COMPANION SERVICE. IF ...
Shots and Vaccines. Routine shots help protect against illness. Medicines. Fill your prescriptions at local pharmacies. Hospitalization. Necessary expenses related to a hospital stay are covered. Pregnancy care Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of you and your baby. That'...
Louis, a French shipbuilder and sailor who died in New Orleans in 1735 and bequeathed his estate to build a hospital that would serve the city's indigent population, Charity was originally named the Hospital of Saint John or L'Hopital des Pauvres de la Charite - "Hospital of the Poor."...
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“As Louisiana once again faces another COVID-19 wave being fueled by the Delta variant, the demand being placed on hospitals across the state is simply unsustainable. The Louisiana Hospital Association, along with many of our hospitals and health systems, continues to promote the use of mitigati...
Hospital codes are used in healthcare facilities to quickly communicate different types of emergencies or alerts without causing alarm to patients and visitors. Usually, these codes are repeated three times to make sure they're heard. These codes are typically announced over the public address system...
A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus."The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions," Louisiana's health department sai...
Dr. Jennifer Avegno , an ER doctor and current director of the New Orleans Health Department said Landry's letter made doctors scared to act. When 60 Minutes reached out to multiple providers across the state about maternal care, employees said they were afraid to speak out. Dr. Avegno fel...