Neurosciences Expansion on the Northshore

STPH Opens 14-Bed Neuroscience Unit
On June 28, St. Tammany Parish Hospital opened a new Neuroscience unit, including a four-bed neuro-critical care unit and a 10-bed neuro-medical surgical care unit.
In partnership with Ochsner Health System, STPH expanded neurosciences in 2016 with the addition of Ochsner neurologists and neurosurgeons. The expanded capabilities mean extensive craniotomies and complex spine surgeries are available on the Northshore at STPH. In January 2017, STPH opened a larger operating suite to accommodate the complex neurosurgeries being performed. Its capabilities include robotic cameras, brain navigation devices, 3D visualization and high-field microscopes. 
“The opening of this unit encompasses more than a year of comprehensive planning, education and training with multiple disciplines involved,” said Kerry Milton, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at STPH.
“Together with our neurosurgery operating suite, this unit shows the hospital's commitment to our local patients," said Sebastian Koga MD, chairman of neurosurgery and medical director, Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, North Shore region.
For more information go to www.stph.org/Neurosciences or www.ochsner.org/services/neurosciences.