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Louisiana Centers May Gain Federal Funds | federally qualified health centers, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Louisiana Primary Care Association, Jonathan Chapman, Donald Hunter, FQHC's, Louisiana Medical News
Louisiana Centers May Gain Federal Funds
Louisiana’s uninsured residents could benefit from a little-publicized piece of the 2012 budget bill that sets aside $2.8 billion – $200 million more than last year – for federally qualified health centers...
TED GRIGGS

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Celebrate 100 Years in Louisiana | Louisiana Medical News, Franciscans, Franciscan Missionaries, FMOL Health System, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, Louisiana Hospitals, Louisiana health care, Our Lady of the Lake, Our lady of Lourdes Regional Medical center, Louisiana Medicine
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Celebrate 100 Years in Louisiana
One hundred years ago, six brave nuns trekked from Europe to the United States to begin taking care of the people of Louisiana...
LISA HANCHEY

Nursing Study Improves Workforce Outlook | Nursing, nurses, Louisiana nursing, Louisiana Medical News, nursing shortage, nursing careers, Health Affairs, Peter Buerhaus MD
Nursing Study Improves Workforce Outlook
A perfect storm of increased patient need and decreased supply in the nursing workforce has loomed over the healthcare delivery system like a dark, ominous cloud. A new study, however, considerably clears away the gloom of the past decade and offers a ray of optimism, as significantly more young people are choosing nursing as a career.
CINDY SANDERS