KTBS3 - People with traumatic injuries are usually taken to Shreveport's Ochsner LSU Health to be treated. In 2020, the hospital treated around 2,200 trauma patients. In 2021, it treated around 3,300 trauma patients, over 300 were pediatric cases. "We're a level one trauma center, we just recently got a repeat certification for trauma," said Dr. Chuck Fox, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, chief medical officer. 

Shreveport Times - During a global pandemic which has literally taken the breath away of so many, LSUHS scientists and researchers have been working to increase the safety and efficacy of emergency ventilation. The Tidal Volume Monitor project is spearheaded by the LSUHS Device group.

Addiction touches the lives of nearly every family. Our mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and spouses are all at risk of addiction, as are our friends and coworkers. The Louisiana Addiction Research Center is here to serve north Louisiana as well as the entire state, so you and your loved ones are not alone in facing addiction.

Congratulations to Dr. Arrigo De Benedetti, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Dr. Nadejda Korneeva, Assistant Professor of Emergence Medicine, who have been awarded an intramural COVID-19 grant in amount of $50,000.

LSU Health Shreveport has sent a medical strike team to assist staff at a hospital in the New Orleans area. The team consists of seven residents and emergency physician Dr. Angela Cornelius. They are currently working at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero.