We’re not even a month into the 2025, and the new year is already shaping up to be an eventful one indeed.
We got a once-in-a-generation snowfall. New Orleans is ramping up preparations to host yet another Super Bowl. And here at STHS, our new St. Tammany Health System Surgery Center in Covington will welcome its first patient any day now.
Of course, every opportunity we get to expand access for our patients is a big deal. That is particularly true, however, with the 126,000-square-foot surgery center, which represents a $75 million community investment packed with some of the most leading-edge medical technology available.
Designed with input from our own surgery team to handle those procedures that can be completed within a 23-hour window, it will serve as a perfect complement to our main hospital campus, opening capacity there for more complex surgical cases.
That’s big news for local residents – which is precisely why it’s the cover story on the latest issue of our quarterly Heart to Heart magazine, inside of which you will find a raft of other stories about the health system. A sampling:
- Two of our STHS dietitians offer advice on hosting a healthier Super Bowl tailgate.
- The health system celebrates 70 years of caring for the Northshore.
- Hand surgeon Dr. Grayson Terral joins the St. Tammany Health System family.
- Local artist Mary Helen Seago is spotlighted in Healing Arts exhibit.
- Local businessman S. Dale Jenkins has joined the STHS Board of Commissioners.
- And more.
You can watch for your complementary issue of Heart to Heart to arrive in your mailbox any day now. If you just can’t wait, you can also browse a digital version above or in our online newsroom.
You can also always just swing by our flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington or one of our clinics throughout the community and pick up a complimentary copy.
Here’s hoping you enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed assembling it.