Nearly 12 percent of all women get breast cancer in their lifetime.
Scheduling regular mammograms is the first step in detecting breast cancer. Diagnosing breast cancer as early as possible grants patients and their physicians more treatment options and increases the likelihood of successful treatment.
Get into shape and help empower youth across New Orleans next month at Youth Run NOLA’s 504k. 
People of all athletic backgrounds, and from all neighborhoods are encouraged to lace up with hundreds of hard-working young runners!
As part of St. Thomas’s commitment to health access for all, we are proud to be the first-ever title sponsor of Youth Run NOLA’s largest annual fundraiser.
Click here to sign up to run or learn about other opportunites to get invloved.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana. If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholestorel or use tobacco, you may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. Warning signs such as chest pain, chest pressure, shortness of breath or leg swelling should not be ignored.
You don’t have to visit the emergency room for routine care. Make your heart health a priority this month by scheduling a visit with a St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Center specialist. Don’t wait until it’s too late! View a complete list of our Heart & Vascular Center services at sthvc.com.
When it comes to cervical cancer, new information shows African-American women are dying at a much higher rate than white women.
In Louisiana, we have one of the highest rates of death, and number of women who get the condition.
Kyvonne Winley loves New Orleans culture and second lines, of course that’s second only to the love of her six children and 11 grandchildren. Lately there’s been heartbreak. She lost her beloved sister Faye to cancer from smoking. In a case of mistaken identity, a gunman shot her point blank in her face. It still bears the scars. And then only in her 40s, more challenging news.
Among the changes to the nation’s health care system that Republicans in Washington may make, none has more consequence for Louisiana’s low-income residents and the community clinics and hospitals that care for them than future funding for Medicaid.
We are excited to introduce the addition of the St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Center offering a full-ran
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 the St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Center.
St. Thomas Community Health Center (CHC) recently announced the addition of their St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Center, where a full-range of cardiovascular services will be available five days a week. The new center, located at 1936 Magazine Street, will offer specialized diagnostic and interventional care including echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, stress testing, and ambulatory ECG monitoring.
NEW ORLEANS ― St. Thomas Community Health Center (CHC) announced the addition of St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Center, bridging access to quality cardiovascular care in New Orleans. A full-range of cardiovascular services will be available Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at 1936 Magazine St.