Newsletter for January, 2017: Heart & Vascular Support, Message from our CEO, Cervical Health Awareness Month, Youth Run Nola, Child Psychiatry, Highest Value Health Score

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St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Support

We are excited to introduce the addition of Heart & Vascular support offering a full-ran unnamed (1) ge of cardiovascular services five days a week from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. New Orleans native, Dr. Arthur “Chip” Grant, was named the Director of St. Thomas heart & vascular servicse.

Our highly specialized diagnostic and interventional care will include echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, stress testing, and ambulatory ECG monitoring.

A New Year’s Message from our CEO

This past year, our efforts to provide high quality, affordable health care in a convenient, respectful way has resulted not only in high patient satisfaction ratings but also recognition by HRSA for achieving the highest Health Care Value rating in our Statewide HRSA* region.“We are so grateful to have been able to spend another year helping to provide access to affordable healthcare in the Greater New Orleans region.

The world of healthcare is changing in ways difficult to predict. We have been in operation since 1987, and have been through numerous changes in the health care environment. As we head into the New Year, our plan is to continue to provide health care options for all people in the community, including those who may have limited health care options. Our goal remains to work to bring the highest-quality healthcare at the lowest cost to our community. Our patients are our number one priority, and the greatest honor is being able to help families enjoy quality health care regardless of their socioeconomic status or ability to pay.”

*HRSA is the Health Resources and Services Adminstration, the governmental agency responsible for funding and monitoring the quality of Federally Qualified Health Centers.

All of us at St. Thomas Community Health Center wish you a very happy and healthy New Year. Thank you for being a part of our community.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month.

Don’t forget to get screened for cervical cancer and receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

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Save the Date: Youth Run NOLA

Youth Run NOLA is empowering a community of healthy, young leaders through running. unnamed (2)

Their program works to combat the obstacles facing our youth – many of whom cope with unsafe, unhealthy, and unsupportive circumstance with positive, structured after-shcool engagement.

St. Thomas Community Health Center is proud to be the first-ever title sponsor of this year’s annual 504k, the organization’s largest benefit of the year.

Click here to sign up or learn how you can help.

St. Thomas Child Psychiatry

Is your child not listening? Are they having emotional difficulties, or do you feel like your child is unnamed (3) overmedicated from a previous doctor? Our behavioral health providers care about your children’s’ futures.
Whether it’s talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy or assistance regulating medications your child needs, our doctors and social workers will get to the root of the problem, and help your children have a brighter future.

St. Thomas Recognized as Receiving Highest Value Health Score

unnamed (3) One of our proudest accomplishments of 2016 was being recognized by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) as recipient of the highest value score possible of all Federally Qualified Health Centers in the state. A High Value Health Center is defined by HRSA as one that delivered better, smarter, healthier care by improving cost efficient care delivery compared to the national average while also increasing quality of care and improving access to comprehensive services. Learn more here.

Tell Us What You Think

We are happy to bring the latest health news and information to your family. If you have any feedback on this newsletter, or requests for what to include in future issues, please let us know! Just reply to this email and we will take your suggestions into account.

Newsletter for December, 2016: Our New Newsletter, Diabetes, HIV Infections, Oysters

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Welcome to St. Thomas’ New Newsletter!

Since 1987, St. Thomas Community Health Center has been New Orleans’ medical home, offering high quality, affordable care. Our robust teams of dedicated Internal Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Pediatricians, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, OB/GYNS, Optometrists, Cardiologists, Psychiatrists and others work as a team to address your individual health needs and ensure you receive the highest quality of care.

We’re excited to begin bringing that care and knowledge to your inbox, with newsletters that inform and educate our community.

Did You Know? St. Thomas has 6 Convenient Locations!

With a half-dozen places for you to get care, there’s almost always a St. Thomas in your neighborhood.

One you might not know about: St. Thomas at L.B. Landry (1200 L.B. Landry Avenue). Like all our other clinics, it’s a full-service primary care clinic for adults and children, open from 7:30 AM – 4:30PM, Monday through Friday.

St. Thomas’ Number You Should Know

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The Latest Health News

Below are some of the latest stories you should know from around the world.

CDC: 9% of HIV Infections Diagnosed in U.S. are from Drug Injections

Use of syringe services programs (SSPs) has increased substantially during the past decade, but most people who inject drugs still don’t always use sterile needles, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Sharing needles and syringes is a direct route of transmission for HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses. Read the full story here.

Nola.com: Oysters are good and good for you

Oysters, a “health food”? Nutrition isn’t generally what we think of when it comes to oysters. We’re often thinking of fried oyster po-boys, oysters Rockefeller, or chargrilled oysters swimming in pools of butter that we sop up with soft white French bread.

The reality is that oysters are incredibly nutrient-rich, and are among the top food sources of key vitamins and minerals that help with energy, mood, immune system, and protein synthesis, as well as other health benefits.

Read the full story here.

Tell Us What You Think!

We’re excited to bring you the latest health news and information that’s vital you and your family more often. If you have any feedback on this newsletter, or requests for what to include in future issues, please let us know! Just reply to this email and we’ll take your suggestions into account.

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Newsletter for January, 2017: Heart & Vascular Support, Message from our CEO, Cervical Health Awareness Month, Youth Run Nola, Child Psychiatry, Highest Value Health Score

St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Support

A New Year’s Message from our CEO