A judge was expected to certify the transfer and bankruptcy proceedings of Steward Health Care, the operator of West Monroe’s Glenwood Regional Medical Center, today but it’s been pushed to August 13th. Because the actual property is owned by Medical Properties Trust, Monroe Representative Michael Echols says American Healthcare Systems should be buying the asset, not the operator.
Cut 7 (11) “…Ponzi schemes.”
Echols says Steward’s financial problems have led to poor patient care at Glenwood.

Senator John Kennedy was one of several senators who had a chance to grill Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Kennedy pointed out the Secret Service snipers were in an elevated position and had a chance to look down on a roof where Thomas Crooks was waiting to fire his weapon 150 feet away from Trump…
Cut 30 (06) “…see the guy.”
Rowe says he’s ashamed of the security breach.

Newsweek ranks St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington as the best hospital in the state for cancer treatment. St. Tammany Health System President Joan Coffman says the secret to their success is their staff…
cut 11 (09) “…with so many”
Coffman says they prioritize screening education and early detection to stop cancer before it’s a problem.

Congratulations go out to Doctor Amanda Austin as she’s been named Principal of the Year by the Department of Education. Austin is a principal at Iberville Math. Science and Arts Academy East in St. Gabriel. Austin says throughout her career she worked with amazing principals who mentored her when she was teaching and now, she can become a mentor for her teachers.
Cut 6 (07) “…those opportunities.”
She’s also credited with reopening North Iberville High School after the school had been shuttered for more than a decade.