Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Of the $211 million Lourdes invested in its new hospital, almost $30 million was spent on technological advancements. By Lisa Hanchey
It’s unlike anything Lafayette has ever seen in a medical facility.
When you enter Our Lady of Lourdes’ new 396,000-square-foot facility off Ambassador Caffery Parkway, you’ll think you’re in another city. This $211 million state-of-the-art facility is comparable to those found in medical meccas like Houston and Dallas. Just on technology, the hospital spent $28.5 million.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Gentle Choices Birth Center, a family-centered maternity care facility offering natural birthing services with access to midwifery care, has been awarded National Accreditation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers....
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Whether searching for meaning in life, hoping to relieve emotional or physical pain or seeking a spiritual path, meditation improves your health and well-being. By Sue Schleifer
The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has pioneered the integration of mindfulness meditation into mainstream medicine and health care. The center was founded in 1995 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., whose books include Wherever You Go, There You Are. Kabat-Zinn also developed mindfulness-based stress reduction, commonly referred to as MBSR.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The 2011 Go Red challengers lost a total of 85.6 pounds and 68.5 inches, dropped their total cholesterol by 183 points and slashed their triglycerides by 461 points. By Lisa Hanchey
Wednesday, May 18, is the official send-off for the 2011 Go Red for Women Personally Fit Challenge ladies, and I must say that I’m sad it’s over. This year’s group of women really supported and inspired each other to push through the tough times in order to meet their personal fitness goals. But, like all good things, the challenge must come to an end, allowing the ladies to take flight and maintain results on their own.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Nursed to health by UMC and her adoptive parents two years ago, preemie Jennifer Marie Fero is this year’s March of Dimes ambassador. By Lisa Hanchey
Edwina and Christopher Jude Fero prayed for a miracle. Together since 1994, Jude desperately wanted to become a father. Edwina, or “Eddie,” as most know her, already had two grown children from a previous marriage, as well as a grandchild. But, she and Jude wanted a child together. As both were approaching 50, they thought that adoption was the most viable option.
JUNE 17 If anyone ever wonders why Saints fans hate Atlanta with a capital H, here's a good indication. Radio "professionals" at an Atlanta station created an entire segment around making fun of former Saints player Steve Gleason, who is now paralyzed by ALS. Listen, nobody's ever accused DJs of being rocket scientists. But how could someone think it is amusing to pretend to ask a man with a degenerative, fatal disease if he will be alive next week? The DJs have been fired, and are now whining about how gutless their former bosses are. Wow.
JUNE 18 Here's the latest from the Advocate on the fatal hit-and-run accident allegedly involving the president of the Livingston Parish School Board. He's accused by police of hitting a 21-year-old man on a highway early Sunday and driving away. The man died at a hospital later. On Monday, police seized the president's truck and towed it away. But he's available for board meetings: apparently a $500 bond is sufficient for this type of thing over in St. Helena Parish.
JUNE 18 Former broadcast journalist Griffin Scott has posted this plea on his blog for financial assistance from his readers. Scott, who says he was fired after he wrote something fairly innocuous (for Facebook) on his wall, is suing a media giant for his job back. He's framed himself as David going after a bloated media giant, and he's probably not far off.
JUNE 18 Here's a fairly absurd column posted on DIG Magazine about the completely absurd practice of naming killer storms. Tornadoes don't have names. Blizzards don't have names. But hurricanes do, and there's a big process to bestow them, Jacques Cormery writes. He's right about the crazy assemblage of names -- this year, there's everything from Tanya to Humberto -- and his idea that we don't waste good names on killer storms is a good one.
JUNE 17 Political columnist John Maginnis has some advice for Louisiana Republicans: grow up. After the schism that occurred in this past session - fiscal hawks teaming up with Democrats to spank the Republican "majority" and hand Gov. Jindal his, er, aspirations for continued solon control -- they need to figure out how to get along with each other, Maginnis writes.
JUNE 17 Here's the Picayune's obit story for Dorothy 'Miss Dot' Domilise, the lady who made poboys at the uptown restaurant that bears her name. Miss Dot moved to New Orleans during World War II, where she met and married her husband Sam. When she passed away Friday she was 90, and had spent more than 60 of those years working at the restaurant on Annunciation Street.
JUNE 17 This editorial in the Advocate speaks in favor of the consent decrees that have federal judges overseeing police operations and the sheriff's parish prison in New Orleans. Mayor Landrieu and Sheriff Gusman can't get along, so outside forces, like the Inspector General and the judges, are needed to make sure things run right, the editorial opines.
JUNE 18 Here's a post from Manny Schewitz on Forward Progressives that is good for a chuckle. Manny had an epiphany back in November, and is sharing it with us today: he believes that Fox "News" is killing the GOP by pandering to right wing nuts. Now, don't get it twisted: Manny's not broke up about it. He says he enjoys watching the downward spiral with a shot of whiskey and "a schadenfreude chaser."
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