Louisiana Medicaid advises members that they may receive an automated phone call in the next few weeks asking them to update their contact information. The caller ID will show “Louisiana Department of Health,” and this is not a scam.
The quality of women’s healthcare in Louisiana is ranked one of the lowest in the country and one state lawmaker believes she has a plan to turn that around.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital is working to ease patients' fear and confusion by helping to educate local residents, and give them a community of others going through the same difficult journey.
February is the month of love, and while many are spending this time surrounded by loved ones, some are reminded this time each year about the loved ones they have lost.
In light of Bob Saget’s shocking cause of death, a local doctor is raising awareness on the severity of head trauma and giving some tips to help ensure Southwest Louisiana residents take the proper precautions if they have any kind of head injury.
CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana announced plans Thursday for a $5 million hybrid operating room at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital.
The American College of Cardiology has recognized Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for their expertise in transcatheter valve repair and replacement procedures, also known as TAVR.
The SWLA Center for Health Services announced that its mobile unit will offer dental services to over 400 Calcasieu Parish Head Start students in February.
Rosalynn Thyseen knows the heartache from losing a child. Now, two years later after burying her 13-year-old son, she wants to prevent other families from going through the same pain
The Louisiana Department of Education has launched a child care assistance program to help combat the shortage of healthcare workers amid the fourth COVID-19 surge.
Calcasieu Parish Mosquito Control is reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquitoes after mosquitoes collected from the parish tested positive for the West Nile Virus.
Human Services Response Institute and Shannon Cox Counseling Center divisions of Family & Youth have partnered with Red Oak Farm owner Michele Trahan to provide Equine Facilitated Services to children in the Lake Area.
By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
Antes del año pasado, la inseguridad alimentaria afectó a aproximadamente el 10,5% de los residentes de EE. UU. Una vez que la pandemia cerró en gran medida la economía, los expertos estiman que el porcentaje de personas que sufren de inseguridad alimentaria al menos se duplicó.
Louisiana is one of the states in the so-called "Stroke Belt" and in some areas of the state, certified stroke centers are almost an hour away from communities.
Keep Calm Hotline, an initiative created by the Louisiana Department of Health is aiming to help residents address their feelings of stress and anxiety.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month - a kind of cancer diagnosis that’s now seeming to affect even young people. Actor Chadwick Boseman lost his battle to colon cancer at just 43 years old.
Allen Parish Community Healthcare hospital is about to get an upgrade. A three-phase plan in the works will rebuild and essentially replace their existing hospital.
The mandatory evacuation order for all of Cameron Parish was lifted a month ago. That has allowed emergency services to resume, but months after Laura and Delta, they are still recovering.
