Blog Posts in November, 2012

  • Home Health Center of Thibodaux Regional Named to the HomeCare Elite Top 100

    Thibodaux, LA, November 16, 2012 - Thibodaux Regional Health System is proud to announce that its Home Health Center has been named to the Top 100 of the 2012 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its seventh year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 ...

  • Thibodaux Regional Surgeons Perform Surgery with da Vinci System

    THIBODAUX, LA, September 24, 2012 - A surgical team at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center performed their first da Vinci® Single-Site™ Cholecystectomy recently. The patient’s gallbladder was removed through one tiny incision in the belly button, making the procedure virtually scar less. Led by Dr. Barry Landry, general surgeon, the team removed the gallbladder using ...

  • Denning Named Director of Pharmacy of Thibodaux Regional

    Thibodaux, Louisiana- August 30, 2012 - Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce that April Denning, RPh, was named Director of Pharmacy. Denning graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. She has been a registered pharmacist for more than 13 years with experience in both the retail and hospital setting. Prior to her appointment as ...

  • Study: Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Among Top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety

    Thibodaux, LA - August 22, 2012 – Thibodaux Regional Health System was identified as a recipient of the 2011 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™, indicating that its patient safety ratings are in the top 5% of U.S. hospitals. In a new study released by HealthGrades, the nation's most trusted source of healthcare provider information, Thibodaux Regional is one of only 268 ...

  • Thibodaux Regional Receives LA Hospital Capstone Quality Award

    Thibodaux, Louisiana- July 2, 2012 – Thibodaux Regional Health System has received the 2011 Louisiana Hospital Capstone Quality Award, presented by eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana. The award was announced at the 2012 Louisiana Medicare Quality Summit hosted by eQHealth Solutions in Baton Rouge on May 3, and recognizes Thibodaux Regional as one ...

  • Dr. Arias Joins Medical Staff

    Thibodaux, Louisiana- June 27, 2012 - Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce the addition of Gerardo Arias, MD, medical oncologist, to the active medical staff. Dr. Arias received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at The University of Alabama Birmingham in Montgomery, ...

  • LA Society for Respiratory Care Honors Ann Parker

    Thibodaux, Louisiana - May 30, 2012 - Ann J. Parker, BS, CRT, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services of Thibodaux Regional Health System, was recently awarded the 2012 Pioneer Award by the Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care at its annual education meeting in Baton Rouge. Parker has been an active member of the American Association for Respiratory Care for over 30 years. She served on the LSRC ...

  • Kenneth Dantin Named Director of Environmental Services

    Thibodaux, Louisiana- May 21, 2012 - Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce that Kenneth Dantin has been named Director of Environmental Services. Dantin earned an Associate’s degree in Accounting from Louisiana Technical College, Lafourche Campus, and received Environmental Services training from past positions. Most recently, Dantin worked at Rouses Supermarket as Grocery ...

  • Chrisy Myhand Named Clinical Director of Emergency Department of Thibodaux Regional

    Thibodaux, Louisiana- May 21, 2012 - Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce that Chrisy J. Myhand, RN, was named Clinical Director of the Emergency Department. Myhand graduated from The Washington Hospital School of Nursing, Washington, Pennsylvania. She began her nursing career at a Level I Trauma Center in West Virginia, with concentration in Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care and ...

  • Kristyl Vicknair Named Home Health Center of Thibodaux Regional Marketing Liaison

    Thibodaux, LA, May 21, 2012 –Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce that Kristyl Vicknair, was named Marketing Liaison of its Home Health Center. As Marketing Liaison, Vicknair is responsible for building relationships within the community and with physicians by promoting and communicating the Center’s services and clinical outcomes. Vicknair earned a Bachelor of ...

  • Monica Sanchez Named Director of the Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional

    Thibodaux, Louisiana- May 21, 2012 - Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce that Monica Sanchez, R.Ph, has been named Director of its Cancer Center. Sanchez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Xavier University in New Orleans. She has been working at Thibodaux Regional for more than 18 years, having served as staff pharmacist for 10 years then the Director of ...

  • Dr. Barry Landry Honored for Performance Excellence

    Thibodaux, Louisiana – March 14, 2012 – Barry G. Landry, MD, general surgeon on active medical staff at Thibodaux Regional, was the recipient of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) Outstanding Performance Award. Each year, the CoC Committee on Cancer Liaison recognizes State Chairs who have exhibited outstanding leadership and innovation, and have made ...

  • Thibodaux Regional Partners With Schools To Fight Childhood Obesity

    Thibodaux, February 1, 2012 - According to the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control, Louisiana ranks fourth in the country for overweight or obese children. Obesity can lead to chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Studies have shown that education, the right diet, and exercise can prevent or help reduce complications from the most common diseases that affect us. To address ...

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