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Baton Rouge – Louisiana has been chosen as one of eight states to participate in a new initiative designed to increase the value of dollars spent on health care. The initiative, called the Return on Investment Purchasing Institute, will take place over a 12-month period and will measure the state’s ability to return a profit on investments in quality improvement in the Medicaid program.
Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is issuing a warning to food establishment owners about a false advisory in circulation which states food establishments are required by state and federal regulations to post hand-washing signs.
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.
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.
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.
Baton Rouge – Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Fred Cerise announced today the hiring of Edward Driesse as Chief Information Officer for DHH.
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?
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.
Lake Charles, La. – The next meeting of the Region 5 Health Care Redesign Committee has been scheduled for:
NEW ORLEANS (February 6, 2007) – The results of the first post-Hurricane Rita household surveys of Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermilion Parishes have been released. Calcasieu Parish has an estimated population of 189,768 residents, up from 179,030 residents in the 2000 U.S. Census, while Cameron has an estimated population of 7,403, down from 9,991 in the 2000 Census. Vermilion Parish has an estimated population of 58,114, up from 53,040 in the 2000 Census.
January 12, New Orleans, LA – The estimated current population for St. Tammany is 220,656 residents, according to the first post-Katrina household survey of the area. This represents an increase of 31,734 people since the 2000 U.S. Census, which measured the area’s population at 188,922.
New Orleans – As part of the state’s initiative to prepare for an influenza pandemic, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a training exercise to help the parishes in New Orleans and the surrounding areas of the state prepare to respond for a future influenza pandemic. The parishes included in the training include Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard.