The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded the Willis-Knighton Heart & Vascular Institute at Willis-Knighton Medical Center with its “3 star” rating for quality of cardiac surgery. This widely recognized comprehensive rating system is the gold standard for rating cardiac surgery.
In an effort to better educate coaches on important issues pertaining to student athletes like injury prevention, strength and conditioning as well as proper nutrition, Willis-Knighton Sports Medicine is hosting a coaches’ symposium titled “Training for Success.”
Michelle Culver, a senior at El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Ark., is the first recipient of the Willis-Knighton Military Dependent Scholarship. The scholarship was presented by Charlie Cavell, Willis-Knighton public relations manager, at a ceremony at the school.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation have recognized Bonnie Hughes of Shreveport as one of its first CDC Childhood Immunization Champions. The award acknowledges individuals who have made immunization successes possible in their communities. In this inaugural year, Hughes is one of 39 champions around the country being honored for their efforts as immunization advocates.
With U.S. smartphone ownership now at 50% according to the latest Nielsen survey, more people than ever before are using their mobile devices to access information online. In response to this growing consumer trend, WK Quick Care has partnered with iTriage® – a one-stop healthcare app and website that gives patients fast and easy access to health care information.
James K. Elrod, president and CEO of Willis-Knighton Health System, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Washington University Health Administration Program Alumni Association at a reception on March 20 at the University Club of Chicago.
Willis-Knighton Health System confirms the purchase of the property formerly known as Bossier Medical Center. The health system is currently reviewing opportunities to use the building to further enhance healthcare for residents of Bossier City and Bossier Parish.
Alexander Gomelsky, MD, Associate Professor and Director of the Urology residency program at LSU Health Shreveport, has received the 2012 Paul Zimskind Award from the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU).
Third Eye® colonoscopy, a technique that has been shown to improve the detection of adenomas (pre-cancerous polyps) by up to 23-25%, is currently available at Willis-Knighton Health System.
Christopher Shelby, M.D., with Pierremont Eye Institute and WK Eye Institute, is the first surgeon in Louisiana to perform cataract surgery with Alcon’s LenSx®, a computer-controlled laser that ensures the highest precision surgical incisions. The LenSx® was first used by Dr. Shelby in February at the Eye Surgery Center on the campus of Willis-Knighton Medical Center.
Wyche T. Coleman, III, M.D., has joined the Willis-Knighton Physician Network and has established the Eye Institute South in Suite 116 of WK Canterbury Square at 2530 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.
Joyce E. Feagin, M.D., with Hematology/Oncology Associates, will be featured on NBC’s Today Show on Thursday, Jan. 12. All this week, the Today Show is celebrating the show’s 60th Anniversary. As part of the anniversary celebration, Today Show producers asked viewers to submit stories about being loyal to Today. Her husband Gerald submitted her story.
Project NeighborHealth, a community service of Willis-Knighton Health System, will observe the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the WK Community Health & Education Center, 4700 Hilry Huckaby III Avenue.
G. Lee Watkins, M.D., has opened The Center for Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders in Suite 460 of WK Bossier Medical Office Building II at 2300 Hospital Drive in Bossier City.
On Wednesday, Dec. 28, William L. Norwood, M.D., a robotic surgeon at Willis-Knighton Health System, was the second surgeon in the United States to remove a diseased gallbladder through a patient’s navel through a single incision with the aid of a new FDA-approved da Vinci Si Surgical System. It was the first surgery of its kind in Louisiana and was performed at Willis-Knighton Medical Center.
Lauren H. Runnels, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., has joined Women’s Health Clinic in Suite 201 of the Physicians Center at 2508 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport. Dr. Runnels joins Jerry C. Dyess, M.D., Frederick J. Kinder, Jr., M.D., and Gregory M. Phillips, M.D., in the obstetrics and gynecology practice.
Devanshi Jani, M.D., has opened a psychiatry practice, Pierremont Psychiatric Clinic, in Suite 220 of WK Youree Center at 1666 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.
WK Quick Care South, located in Suite 105, 2520 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport, has received the Certified Urgent Care designation (Category 1) which distinguishes it as a true urgent care center. WK Quick Care Pierremont and WK Quick Care Bossier have previously received the designation. Category 1 certification means that a medical doctor is present in the clinic at all times. Quick Care provides patients with walk-in, extended-hour medical attention with licensed providers for a large scope of medical conditions and has met all of the Urgent Care Association of America’s (UCAOA) established criteria.
Matthew C. Frank, M.D., has joined Tri-State Medical Clinic in Suite 410 of the Medical Arts Building at 2551 Greenwood Road in Shreveport. Dr. Frank joins Doctors Ronald T. Alsup, B.L. Bickham, P.V. Blanchard, James M. Jackson, Joseph “Joe” C. Jones, Huan Q. Le, Timothy A. Nicholls, Anthony J. Stuart, Karla O. Trettin, Rhonda P. Webb, nurse practitioners Vickey M. Burnett and Keith White and physician’s assistant Erin Dicharry in the internal medicine practice.
The first transoral robotic surgeries (TORS) in the Ark-La-Tex have been performed at Willis-Knighton Medical Center, and all four patients who underwent the procedures are recovering well, without some of the discomfort or scars that follow traditional surgery for the same diagnoses.
Lynne F. Holladay, MD, FAAP, and Charlotte A. Brown, MD, of Pediatric Health Care Associates have joined the Willis-Knighton Physician Network. Pediatric Healthcare Associates continues to provide quality care at their same location in the WK Pierremont Pediatric Pavilion at 1717 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.
Claudia V. Orellana, M.D., has opened a psychiatry practice, Behavioral Health Medical Center, which specializes in general, child and adolescent psychiatry in Suite 340 of WK Bossier Medical Office Building II at 2300 Hospital Drive in Bossier City.
Willis-Knighton Quick Care will begin offering flu shots on Monday, Sept. 12, at all three locations. Flu vaccinations are $25 each and are available to individuals 18 years of age and older.
Dignitaries from the City of Shreveport, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Hills Business Association will be on hand for ribbon cutting ceremonies at Willis-Knighton Health System’s third Quick Care urgent care center Friday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. Ceremonies will take place at the Quick Care urgent care center’s location in Suite 105, 2520 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop on the Willis-Knighton South campus.
J. Michel El-Hayek , M.D., has joined Raymond A. Coghlan, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.I.D.S.A., at Northwest Louisiana Infectious Disease Consultants.