Ordinarily, the idea of yet one more vehicle on our already-bustling Northshore roads would not be something most people would celebrate. But our shiny, new Breathe Well ConneCTion – which graces the cover of the latest issue of our quarterly Heart to Heart magazine – is no ordinary vehicle.
The custom-designed mobile health unit, made possible by a generous donation from local gridiron hero Rich Mauti and his family’s Mauti Cancer Fund, is outfitted with an advanced CT system designed to detect lung cancers and other abnormalities quickly and painlessly – and, the hope is, to save lives through early detection.
It is the first of its kind in the region, and it joins our Be Well Bus – which is equipped with mammography equipment – in taking potentially life-saving screenings directly into the community we serve.
You can watch for it at festivals, health fairs and other community gatherings throughout our community. You can read more about the new Breathe Well ConneCTion inside this issue, along with other stories from our St. Tammany Health System newsroom including:
- STHS unveils the Breathe Well ConneCTion, the latest vehicle in its cancer screening fleet.
- Ask the STHS Experts: How does poor sleep affect overall health?
- Leading-edge upgrade to St. Tammany Parish Hospital lab keeps focus squarely on innovation.
- Meet the fleet of robotic assistants helping our surgeons at St. Tammany Health System.
- Organ donors honored with butterfly release.
- Health system connects local high school students to potential careers in healthcare.
- St. Tammany Hospital Guild celebrates its army of volunteers.
- And more!
You can watch for your complementary issue to arrive in your mailbox any day now. If you just can’t wait, you can also browse a digital version in our online newsroom or at Issuu.com.
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.
We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed assembling it – and we thank you, as always, for trusting St. Tammany Health System with your family’s care.