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Children's Hospital New Orleans and Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health announced a partnership this week to improve access to specialized pediatric care in Louisiana, the Times-Picayune reports.
"By working together, we aim to make meaningful progress in improving child health outcomes, which here in Louisiana are among the worst in the nation," Our Lady of the Lake Health President Chuck Spicer says in a press release.
"We believe that a healthier future for our children happens together."
Children's Hospital New Orleans is Louisiana's first freestanding children's hospital, with more than 600 pediatric-trained providers and specialists.
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health, which opened in Baton Rouge in October, offers a full spectrum of comprehensive pediatric services with more than 300 pediatric providers, including 60 specialists.
The new partnership, which takes effect Jan.
1, 2023, will focus on enhancing pediatric activities in Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.
In phase two, the two organizations will work together to create a statewide network for children's specialty care.
"We know that we can do more together," says Children's Hospital New Orleans President John R.ickens IV.
"For example, we will be able to join forces in the recruitment of pediatric sub-specialists...
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