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First Cup with First News: Highland Clinic
SHREVEPORT, La. - The Highland Clinic is a physician-owned, multi-specialty medical group serving the Shreveport–Bossier community for more than a century. It has more than 50 providers across 12 specialties and is dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a compassionate and collaborative environment. Highland Clinic is one of...
shreveportbossieradvocate.com
Plans are underway for now-demolished Shreveport abortion clinic site. Here's what we know.
The owner of the Shreveport site where a shuttered abortion clinic stood until Thursday plans to turn it into a workforce incubator and medical clinic for women. The building where Hope Medical Group for Women, the abortion clinic on Kings Highway closed in the wake of the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, was torn down Thursday to make way for something new. Its owner, who owns a local workforce development nonprofit, will use it to expand his organization's mission.
shreveportbossieradvocate.com
One of Louisiana's final abortion clinics is demolished in Shreveport
The building that housed one of Louisiana's last operating abortion clinics has been torn down. The structure at the corner of Centenary Boulevard and Kings Highway in Shreveport that once housed Hope Medical Group for Woman, closed since 2022, was razed by contract workers on Thursday. Until its closure after the reversal of Roe v Wade in the summer of that year, it was one of the state's last abortion clinics.
KTBS
Shreveport budget hearing warns of pension gap, collapsing ambulances, looming severe fiscal crisis in decades
Protecting the city’s 8% reserve isn’t just fiscal discipline, it may be the only thing keeping the city from paying an extra $29 million in borrowing costs while a 2040 pension cliff creeps close, city leaders said. Mayor Tom Arceneaux said lowering the reserve would threaten the city’s...
KSLA
Louisiana Insights
Seeking Advice on LTCA Facilities: A Family's Journey
The decision to place a loved one in a Long-Term Care Facility (LTCA) can be a challenging one. This article aims to provide some insights and feedback on a few facilities in the Bossier and Shreveport areas, namely ISH Bossier, Cornerstone, Pam Shreveport, ISH WK, and ISH Shreveport. The information gathered here is based on a discussion thread from Reddit, where individuals shared their experiences with these facilities.
shreveportbossieradvocate.com
North Louisiana health system expands to Ruston with new $50 million building
Willis Knighton Health is expanding its Lincoln Parish footprint with a new 90,000 square foot medical office building in Ruston. The four-story $50 million building along the I-20 corridor will house Willis Knighton Family Medicine Ruston, Willis Knighton Pediatrics Ruston, Willis Knighton Cardiology Ruston, Willis Knighton Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Ruston and Pierremont OB/GYN Specialists.
KTBS
Substance Abuse: Fighting to save lives
SHREVEPORT, La. – Brentwood Hospital in Shreveport fights to save lives every day, especially those affected by substance abuse. October is substance use and misuse prevention month and Brentwood Hospital has programs that can help. Brentwood Hospital Executive Director William Weaver stopped by the KTBS studio to discuss how...
Fairfield Sun Times
Environmental experts address proposed injection well concerns in Bienville Parish
RINGGOLD, La. – Citizens from Jamestown and the surrounding area met at the American Legion Post for a community meeting to learn more about the dangers of saltwater injection wells. Opposition has been growing since Brickyard Trucking LLC submitted a permit to the state for approval to drill a...
KTBS
Highland Clinic’s MDU Program offers students a hands-on look at medicine
SHREVEPORT, La. — Highland Clinic is opening its doors to the next generation of medical professionals through its Medical Discovery and Understanding (MDU) program, which gives qualifying local students the chance to shadow physicians and experience the realities of a career in medicine. During a recent interview, Jan Elkins...
oncodaily.com
Namrata (Neena) Vijayvergia Received the Distinguished Clinician Award at NANETS 2025
Namrata (Neena) Vijayvergia, Section Chief, Division of GI Oncology, Co-Chair Research Review Committee, Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology in Fox Chase Cancer Center, shared a post by Udhayvir Grewal, Resident Physician at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, adding:. “Honored (and officially feeling distinguished… aka old) to receive the Distinguished Clinician Award from NANETS....
KSLA
Region’s first-ever endoscopic cranial vault surgery performed in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A new cutting-edge surgery has been performed in Shreveport. Ochsner LSU Health and Shriners Children’s Shreveport came together to perform a challenging surgery for the first time in the region. The surgery is called an endoscopic cranial vault surgery, a cutting-edge procedure designed to treat...