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The Department of Health and Hospitals today issued its first comprehensive report of West Nile virus activity for the year. The report notes there have not been any cases of West Nile fever or a neuroinvasive disease yet to be confirmed. The report does show two cases of West Nile identified in patients, neither of whom showed symptoms of an illness (asymptomatic).
A swim advisory has been issued for Fourchon Beach in Lafourche Parish and Rutherford Beach in Cameron Parish after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. Additionally, seven other beaches in Cameron Parish and one beach in Jefferson Parish remain under a swim advisory.
New federal funding is now available to help existing community clinics in the Greater New Orleans area expand their services, open satellite clinics, stay open longer hours and hire more medical staff.
A widely-reported case of West Nile Virus from East Baton Rouge Parish is not the first 2007 human case of West Nile in Louisiana, according to health officials. Test results reviewed by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals have confirmed that while the patient did have West Nile antibodies present in their system, there is evidence the virus was contracted between one and two years ago.
A swim advisory has been issued for one of the three monitored locations along Grand Isle Beach after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. In Cameron Parish, the swim advisory remains for Constance, Gulf Breeze, Holly, Little Florida, Long, and Martin beaches.
The Department of Health and Hospitals Medicaid Office has recently received numerous complaints from Medicaid clients and applicants who have received phone calls from people posing as Medicaid representatives requesting personal information. The calls are being reported in different areas throughout the state.
It was the worst disaster in American history, yet Hurricane Katrina brought out the best in people. Thousands of volunteers gave of themselves and their time to come to the aid of their neighbors, people they didn’t even know.
An estimated 9,000 additional uninsured Louisiana children will be eligible to sign up for state health care benefits over the next year through an expansion of the Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP).
A swim advisory has been issued for all monitored beaches in Cameron Parish after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. This includes Constance, Gulf Breeze, Hackberry, Holly, Little Florida, Long, Martin and Rutherford beaches.
A last minute purchase of batteries. A scramble to find bottled water and bagged ice. Maybe even a long look at the bank account to see if there’s enough money to buy a generator. For many citizens, that’s how hurricane preparation begins. And for most of that group, the time to make those purchases doesn’t occur until the storm is imminent.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reminding current and potential participants of the Greater New Orleans Health Service Corps program that doctors and providers are not required to dedicate 30 percent of their practice to treating Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured patients.
A swim advisory has been issued for Constance and Gulf Breeze beaches in Cameron Parish after water samples collected this week showed high levels of bacteria. A swim advisory remains in effect for Hackberry Beach, Rutherford Beach and all sections of Holly Beach. The swim advisory issued last week for Long Beach has been lifted.