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The U.S. Department of Commerce, via its Economic Development Administration (E.D.A.), announced a significant $4.4 million investment in Louisiana's infrastructure.

A recent $1.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be used in-part to establish a Baton Rouge Health District Research Data Collaborative, to support the efforts of regional healthcare institutions to share health data for research purposes across a common structure.

This week, Baton Rouge Health District is participating in an international economic growth and diversification mission in Belgium.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a regional health and life science innovation cluster initiative led by the Baton Rouge Health District and funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, recently awarded $60,000 in pilot funding to three highly innovative and competitive projects designed to advance research and innovation across area health institutions.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, announces the 2023 Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards.

The Baton Rouge Health District (BRHD) recently secured over $500,000 in anticipated workforce development funding from the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, Health District member institutions (including local hospitals and health affiliated organizations), and the federal Economic Development Administration to launch a new healthcare-focused workforce strategy aimed at addressing the expanding workforce talent gap in healthcare.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announces a new addition to the team.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announced 2 new team members, Korey Patty and Myrthe Maes.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, held its inaugural Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards on Tuesday, May 3 at the C. B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, announced its inaugural Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards.

The Baton Rouge Health District, as a lead partner in the Gulf Coast Health Sciences Corridor, is one of 60 coalitions selected as a finalist for the EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

15th Annual Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Virtual Summit

The Delta variant is causing skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 among children in Louisiana.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announced a new hire.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announced a new hire.

The Baton Rouge Health District received a $50,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation - Community Crisis and Disaster Response Grant program.

Baton Rouge Health District se complace en anunciar su campaña para promocionar la vacunación COVID SAFE.

The Baton Rouge Health District is excited to announce its COVID SAFE vaccine promotion campaign.

In an exciting development in the year-long fight against COVID-19, all major hospitals across the Baton Rouge Health District have successfully started vaccinating their healthcare providers and caregivers against COVID-19.

The Baton Rouge Health District recently received its first federal grant

Wear a mask and do your part in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.

The Baton Rouge Health District announced a major milestone in its PPE Donation Initiative.

TO HELP PANDEMIC RESPONSE, BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE URGENTLY NEEDED PPE EQUIPMENT AT CENTRALIZED LOCATION

Three recently announced partnerships among hospitals in the Baton Rouge Health District are bringing innovation to the area through collaboration.

The first phase of a $21 million connector project for the Baton Rouge Health District has been completed.

The Baton Rouge Health District has named Steven Ceulemans as its executive director.

The Baton Rouge Health District today announced its support for the mental health proposition, a 1.5 millage property tax that will provide funding for a crisis stabilization center to assist people experiencing mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse crisis.

The Baton Rouge Health District recently welcomed Dr. John Kirwan, Executive Director of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, to its Board of Directors.

The Capital Region will soon be home to one of only a handful of proton therapy centers in the nation.