“HELLO HEALTH” seminars
As part of its continued effort to keep the community healthy, Ochsner Health System is hosting a number of events in the month of February for area residents to learn more on specific health issues.
February 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Topic: When your feet hurt
Maxime Savard, DPM (Podiatry)
Andrea’s in Metairie
3100 19th Street, Metairie, LA
$18 per person
February 20, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Topic: Do you have stomach pain?
Joshua Parks, MD (Colo-Rectal Surgery)
Young’s Steakhouse in Slidell
850 Robert Boulevard, Slidell, LA
$18 per person
February 26, 2013 at 12:00 noon
Topic: New technology in cataract and laser eye surgery
Pulin Shah, MD (Ophthalmology)
Ralph’s on the Park
900 City Park Avenue
$18 per person
Call 1-866-OCHSNER(1-866-624-7637) to register for these events. Can't make it to a Hello Health seminar? You can follow along live on Ochsner Health System's Twitter page, www.twitter.com/OchsnerHealth. Just search the hashtag #HHLive.
The following Hello Health seminars can be viewed on WLAE-TV, which can be seen on Cox Cable Channel 14, Charter Cable Channel 11 and Direct TV Channel 32:
February 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Topic: New treatment options for Hepatitis C
Nigel Girgrah, MD and Jennifer Barrett, PA
February 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Topic: Bariatric surgery
William Richardson, MD
February 18, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (Live)
Topic: Heart disease in women
Nichole Polin, MD
February 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Topic: Heart disease in women
Nichole Polin, MD
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Ochsner Health System is southeast Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system with eight hospitals and 38 health centers in Louisiana. Ochsner has been named the Consumer Choice for Healthcare in New Orleans for 16 consecutive years and is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a “Best Hospital” across 11 specialty categories. Ochsner employs more than 13,000 employees, over 850 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts over 300 clinical research trials annually. Ochsner Health System is proud to be a tobacco-free environment. For more information, please visit ochsner.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
