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Ochsner Announces Family Birth Classes Starting February 6

BATON ROUGE — Ochsner’s Family Birthing Center has released the February class schedule. • Breastfeeding Support Group Meeting — Monday, Feb. 6, 6 to 8 p.m.  Meetings are led by moms and offer the opportunity to share stories and tips. • Childbirth Classes — 6 to 8 p.m.  Part I, Tuesday, Feb. 7; Part II, […]

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Lane Regional Medical Center  Names Amy Rome Coordinator

Lane Regional Medical Center Names Amy Rome Coordinator

ZACHARY — Amy Rome, RN, BSN, CPE has been named Pathway to Excellence Coordinator at Lane Regional Medical Center. Pathway to Excellence is a recognition program through the American Nurse Credentialing Center that assists in achieving 12 standards of excellence in nursing care to improve recruitment, retention, and patient outcomes. A resident of Central, Rome […]

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Ochsner Health Center-Central Is Now Open

Ochsner Health Center-Central Is Now Open

CENTRAL — Thank you Central!  The physicians and staff of the newly-opened Ochsner Health Center-Central would like to thank the residents of Central for their warm welcome.  Ochsner is excited about our new location at 11424-2 Sullivan Road, and we appreciate the opportunity to offer Central residents convenient healthcare close to home. Did you know?  […]

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CI:Healthcare Opens Doors in Health Careers

CI:Healthcare Opens Doors in Health Careers

CENTRAL — Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center (CLAHEC) and Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge presented the “CI:Healthcare” program last Friday for high achieving high school juniors and seniors, including five from Central. This unique program was a one-day interactive experience that provided students the opportunity to explore nursing and allied […]

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Becoming Fit For Life

Becoming Fit For Life

by Roxanne A. Atkinson It takes a decision to change a habit and a decision to start a habit. I can remember so clearly when that “something” clicked inside my brain and I decided to not be as I was any longer… I would become a better me… a healthier me.  The decision took but a […]

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Legendary Coach George Allen Offers Advice on Having a Great Workout

Legendary Coach George Allen Offers Advice on Having a Great Workout

What Is a Workout? by George Allen A workout is 25 percent perspiration and 75 percent determination.  Stated another way, it is one part physical exertion and three parts self-discipline.  Doing it is easy once you get started. A workout makes you better today than you were yesterday. It strengthens the body, relaxes the mind, […]

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Ochsner Opens New Facility in Central

Ochsner Opens New Facility in Central

CENTRAL — The new Ochsner Health Clinic Central held ribbon-cutting ceremonies last Wednesday with top executives and physicians from Ochsner’s on hand. Central resident Dr. Keith Holmes cut the ribbon and said, “This is an opportunity for the Ochsner Central family to celebrate and welcome the community to our new, expanded clinic.  The newly-built facility […]

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Liz Payne’s 90-Day Health Challenge

Liz Payne’s 90-Day Health Challenge

CENTRAL — Liz Payne of Central is promoting a 90-day health challenge to introduce some new ideas in nutrition and health. It’s a program developed by Ryan Blair and Body by Vi which stresses preventative maintenance of your body and your health. “It’s an opportunity to lose weight, build muscle, and boost energy,” Mrs. Payne […]

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Doris Jolibois: Fit at 80 Years Young

Doris Jolibois: Fit at 80 Years Young

Morning Msfits Honor One of Their Own Who Remains Active At 80 Years Old by Roxanne Atkinson CENTRAL — Doris Jolibois was honored by her aerobic family, the Morning Msfits, with a surprise 80th birthday party recently at the Bob Baker Family Life Center at Magnolia United Methodist church. Doris has worked out faithfully since […]

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Central Drugs Offering Key Health Tests

Central Drugs Offering Key Health Tests

CENTRAL — Now almost fully recovered from quadruple by-pass surgery March 14, Claud Derbes of Central Drug Store has been back at work since shortly after the surgery. Now Central Drug Store is embarking on a new program that will offer customers in-pharmacy testing for cholesterol levels and in-pharmacy A1C testing. “We’re very pleased to […]

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