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'We're seeing progress': New VA facility adds to wave of development in New Orleans East
Plans for a residential VA health care facility with 60 beds, dining, and counseling services, including a section for female veterans, were praised by city and state leaders in New Orleans East. City and state leaders on Wednesday praised plans for a residential VA health care facility off Bullard Avenue....
houmatimes.com
Thibodaux Regional Health System nationally recognized for commitment to excellence in stroke care
Thibodaux Regional Health System is proud to announce that is has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for commitment to ensuring people experiencing stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately helping to save lives and reduce disability.
NOLA.com
Ochsner is opening a brain health facility next week. Here’s a look inside.
Ochsner Health on Wednesday opened its new Debra H. and Robert J. Patrick Neuroscience Institute, a 132,000-square-foot, four-story facility at its Jefferson Highway complex that is dedicated entirely to brain health. Although the $120 million institute is not the state’s only neuroscience center, it is the first in Louisiana to...
myneworleans.com
Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans
The team at Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans, the oldest of its kind in New Orleans, which has been serving its community for more than 75 years, is proud to provide an unparalleled level of skill and expertise to its patients across the Greater New Orleans area. From arthroscopy to joint replacement, spine care to workers’ compensation, the OANO medical team of board-certified surgeons and physician assistants offers innovative and lasting care.
lafourchegazette.com
Thibodaux Regional earns national recognition for excellence in stroke care
Thibodaux Regional Health System has received national recognition from the American Heart Association for its commitment to providing timely, evidence-based care to patients experiencing a stroke. The hospital earned the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award, recognizing its efforts to follow nationally established...
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St. Tammany's suicide numbers are rising
The Center Square
New Orleans doctor allegedly used Medicaid fraud proceeds on yacht
(The Center Square) − A New Orleans doctor accused of submitting at least $5.9 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims allegedly used health care payments to cover fuel and a captain’s salary for his yacht in Biloxi, Mississippi, according to a federal indictment. Dr. Christopher K. Whipple...
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Manning Family Children’s Named Among World’s Best
NEW ORLEANS – Manning Family Children’s has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of the “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals” 2027, released this month. The rankings, produced by Newsweek and Statista Inc., were announced Sept. 17. The World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 ranking recognizes hospitals worldwide...
houmatimes.com
Terrebonne General Health System welcomes Dr. Jon Mangels, Hospital Medicine Physician, to its esteemed medical staff
Terrebonne General Health System is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Jon Mangels, Hospital Medicine Physician, to its esteemed medical staff. Dr. Jon Mangels, a Houma native and Terrebonne High School alum, graduated from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and received a Bachelor of Science degree. Dr. Mangles earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada (Caribbean), graduating magna cum laude, and subsequently completed a Transitional Year at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas, followed by an Internal Medicine residency at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
stmarynow.com
Feds: Doctor used health care money for yacht fuel
A New Orleans doctor accused of submitting at least $5.9 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims allegedly used health care payments to cover fuel and a captain’s salary for his yacht in Biloxi, Mississippi, according to a federal indictment. Dr. Christopher K. Whipple also allegedly used the money...
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Billing-System Access at Center of New Orleans Doctor’s Fraud Indictment
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana — Site of Whipple Federal Indictment. A federal indictment accuses New Orleans physician Dr. Christopher K. Whipple of submitting at least $5.9 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims beginning in 2020, with at least $800,000 allegedly paid. New Orleans CityBusiness reported that Whipple was indicted June 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; the charges are allegations, not findings of guilt.
houmatimes.com
Gastroenterology Center of the South is now Terrebonne General Gastroenterology Care
Terrebonne General Health System proudly announces that Gastroenterology Center of the South is now operating under a new name: Terrebonne General Gastroenterology Care. While the clinic’s name has changed, its location, staff, and unwavering commitment to exceptional patient care remain unchanged. Located in the Terrebonne General Medical Atrium at...
The Center Square
New Orleans doctor allegedly used Medicaid fraud proceeds on yacht
(The Center Square) − A New Orleans doctor accused of submitting at least $5.9 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims allegedly used health care payments to cover fuel and a captain’s salary for his yacht in Biloxi, Mississippi, according to a federal indictment. Dr. Christopher K. Whipple also allegedly used the money to finance a 2025 Ford Explorer and pay other personal expenses while operating what prosecutors describe as a yearslong health care fraud scheme. Medicare and Medicaid paid at least $800,000 on the allegedly fraudulent claims, according to the indictment. Whipple was indicted June 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on two counts of health care fraud. The New Orleans physician owned and operated Trompe Couillon Adventures LLC and Prestige Medical Staffing and Marketing, while Trompe employed doctors and other medical providers who treated patients in nursing homes and other facilities. Federal prosecutors allege Whipple used those providers — and sometimes his own name — to bill Medicare, Medicaid and private insurer Humana for care that was never provided or was falsely represented. The scheme allegedly began around January 2020. Prosecutors said Whipple controlled Trompe’s billing systems and retained access to claims
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An end-of-summer COVID surge; New Orleans students make academic gains; Black Americana Fest preview
Every year, COVID case numbers spike at the end of the summer, and this year is no exception. Dr. Jennifer Avegno, an emergency medical physician and New Orleans Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services, joins us to discuss the latest spike. Orleans Parish students are seeing some of the...
stmarynow.com
Navar joins Terrebonne General staff
Terrebonne General Health System announced the addition of Dr. Gabriel Navar, family medicine physician, to its esteemed medical staff. Navar graduated summa cum laude from LSU in Baton Rouge, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his Family Medicine Residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Lafayette.