Northshore Healthbeat
by St. Tammany Health System
Northshore Healthbeat is the heart and soul for wellness in St Tammany. A place for healthy conversations with many trusted experts from throughout St Tammany Health System on the topics that matter most to you, your family and our community.
Episodes
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Sleep Tight, Sleep Safe: The ABCs of Baby Sleep
Babies don't come with instruction manuals, but a few simple rules can make all the difference. This week on Northshore Healthbeat, we're talking safe sleep with Sharon Hanson of St. Tammany Health System and Chris Knoblauch of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office. From the ABCs of safe sleep…
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The Prostate Playbook
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, so we figured it was time to have a conversation about something a lot of men would rather not talk about: their prostates. Urologist Dr. Sunhil Purohit joins us to separate prostate fact from fiction, talk about warning signs and screening, and…
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You've Got This: Breastfeeding Support for New Parents
Breastfeeding can be a beautiful part of the journey into parenthood, but it does not always come easily. In this episode of Northshore Healthbeat, we talk with lactation experts from St. Tammany Parish Hospital's New Family Center about the support available to new parents, what to expect in…
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A Baby Story
For first-time mom Kati LeBreton, welcoming her baby at St. Tammany Health System was only the beginning of her birth story. In this episode, Kati shares her experience giving birth at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, why listening to her body led her to seek care again after returning home, and the...
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The Gift of Time
The loss of an infant due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or a diagnosis incompatible with life is among the most devastating experiences a family can endure. At St. Tammany Health System, Kristi Lamarque-Bordelon, RN, Bereavement Nurse Navigator, provides compassionate support and guidance to…
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Joan in June: An STHS Mid-Year Checkup
New centers. New programs. New milestones. On the latest episode of "Northshore Healthbeat," St. Tammany Health System President and CEO Joan Coffman drops by for a mid-year pulse check on the health system. She joins Mike and Bre to talk about everything from expanded cardiology services and the...
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Men's Health: An unexpected journey
Frank Bouton felt fine. Until he wasn't. After receiving a diagnosis he never saw coming, Frank found himself on a healthcare journey that changed his life. In the latest episode of "Northshore Healthbeat," timed to coincide with Men's Health Month, Bouton joins cardiologist Dr. Russell Reed, and...
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Partner Spotlight: Northshore Rehabilitation Hospital
In this episode Amy tips her hat to one of St. Tammany Health System's partners in providing quality care for the Northshore. Mark Paxton is the therapy manager for Northshore Rehabilitation Hospital and he explains how they work with the health system to get patients on their feet again.
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More Good Days Together: Spiritual Care Services in the Hospital Setting
Hospitals can be stressful and a stay can be mentally taxing on the patient and the family. For hospital staff, life and death situations every day, can take a toll. STHS Chaplain Cody Warren shares why a spiritual care foundation through Chaplaincy is essential to support the health and…
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Summertime and the Living is ... Risky
As temperatures climb, risks rise with them. In this episode of "Northshore Healthbeat," St. Tammany Health System trauma experts Aftan Boudreaux and Nicole Melerine share key advice on heat illness, dehydration, outdoor injuries and water safety, along with practical ways to stay safe all season...
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Autism Acceptance in Action
What does autism acceptance look like in a healthcare setting? In this episode, we sit down with clinical leaders to talk about the real-world impact of autism-specific training, sensory-aware care and clear communication – and how these efforts are transforming the patient experience at St....
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Northshore Healthbeat: The science behind hospital food
In recognition of National Nutrition Month, "Northshore Healthbeat" goes inside the world of clinical nutrition this week with St. Tammany Health System dietitians Kimberly Ellison and Christina Waguespack. From a day in the life of a hospital dietitian to the science behind patient care, they...
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Northshore Healthbeat: The Birth Prep Interviews - Featuring Guest Host and Podcaster Kati Lebreton
This isn't your average episode of Northshore Healthbeat. With podcaster Kati LeBreton preparing for her own big day, Amy Bouton, STHS Director of Communication and Marketing unleashes her on the STHS labor and delivery team to get the insider scoop all expectant parents crave. From practical…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Diabetes in the Crosshairs
You know the saying: Prevention is the best medicine – but it works best with a plan. In today's episode, diabetes experts Terry Compton and Melissa Gispert join us to unpack PreventT2, a free new diabetes-prevention program from St. Tammany Health System that helps people with prediabetes and...
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St. Tammany's Best Kept Secrets
This is not exactly a tell-all tale – but it is close. Dr. Merrill Laurent, a local physician and member of the St. Tammany Health System Board of Commissioners, joins us to help pull back the curtain on the health system's hidden gems, revealing the overlooked services and behind-the-scenes care...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Diet Mythbusting
As we embark upon a new year, STHS clinical dietitians and friends of the show Jessica Greer and Sarah Brignac separate nutrition fact from fiction, breaking down which popular diets actually work and which ones deserve a healthy dose of skepticism. In the course of what is a lively and...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Forward Together
We kick off 2026 with a conversation featuring St. Tammany Health System President and CEO Joan Coffman, who reflects on the year that was and looks ahead to the priorities shaping the year to come. In this candid, free-flowing discussion she talks about the lessons learned; momentum gained; and...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Talking Shop with Santa's Elves
It's beginming to look a lot like Christmas, and to help you find the perfect gift for that special child in your life, we sit down with the experts from the St Tammany Parenting Center to talk about what to look for when shopping for toys - including some of their favorite picks of the year.
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Northshore Healthbeat: Staying Golden - Planning for an age-old, old-age conundrum
As Baby Boomers continue to enter their golden years at record pace, many of their Gen-X children are struggling with a new, unexpected caregiver role thrust upon them. It doesn't have to be a surprise though. To talk about ways parents, and their adult children, can plan for the future - and…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Putting lung cancer in the crosshairs
November isn't just for Thanksgiving anymore. It's also Lung Cancer Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, we sit down with Caroline Blanchard, a lung cancer patient and changemaker working to educate others who may be genetically predisposed to a lung cancer diagnosis; and Caitlin Hunter from...
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Northshore Healthbeat: The Power of Pink - and of community
"It takes a village," the old proverb tells us - and St. Tammany Health Foundation is once more putting that concept to the test this October with its monthlong Power of Pink breast cancer awareness campaign, an annual observance built around broad community support. To learn more, in this…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Many joys - 60,000 newborns and counting
On Dec. 2, 1954, St. Tammany Health System's flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital welcomed its first baby into the world. Now, 70 years later, more than 60,000 babies have joined that first one, and St. Tammany Parish Hospital has become the premiere destination for maternity care on the...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Storm's a-brewin'
How prepared are you and your loved ones to weather the next major hurricane from a health standpoint? Twenty years ago Hurricane Katrina changed the game, and so much more, from a healthcare perspective. Now Amy and Mike get some pro tips from St Tammany Health System Vice President Mike Hill…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Summertime Safety
When the weather gets hot, and the days get long, the Emergency Department at St Tammany Health System gets busy, busy, busy. To mark the season, we welcome St Tammany Health System trauma experts Joe St. Phillip and Bethany Monistere to our (mercifully air-conditioned) podcast studio to discuss...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Feeling the Heat
During the heat of the summer Mike Scott sits down with Dr Merrill Laurent, a long time local primary care physician. The two discuss the dangers of high temperatures - and the importance of staying cool when it gets hot outside - as well as series of other frequently asked questions.
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Northshore Healthbeat: Heart of a Tiger
On the morning after Thanksgiving 2022, Covington attorney Jeff Schoen underwent an emergency heart procedure at St. Tammany Health System's flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital. It saved his life. It also changed it in ways he never imagined. In this episode of "Northshore Healthbeat", which...
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Northshore Healthbeat: In the Pink; One Patient's Breast Cancer Journey
Like most women, Erin Stover wasn't thrilled about the idea of getting her annual mammogram. She did it anyway, though - and it may have saved her life. Now, in addition to being a breast cancer survivor, she's also a breast cancer advocate, helping educate others about the life-saving value of...
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Northshore Healthbeat: A Monument to Modern Medicine — The St. Tammany Health System Surgery Center
In this episode Amy Bouton, Director of Communication and Marketing for St. Tammany Health System and Bridget Lobello, Director of Business Development, talk to the long-tenured surgery team at the newly opened St. Tammany Health System Surgery Center —the most advanced center of its kind in the...
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Northshore Healthbeat: The Family Medicine Formula
The Family Medicine Formula: St Tammany Health System/Ochsner Family Medicine Residency Program. In this episode Dr Lisa Casey and first year resident, Dr. Meghan Castillo, share the successes and goals of the St Tammany Health System/Ochsner Family Medicine residency program at the St Tammany...
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Northshore Healthbeat: That Thing Nobody Wants to Talk About
It's the conversation that no one wants to have but that everybody should. It is Advance Care Planning, or putting your healthcare decisions in writing now, while you're still able to communicate them. In this show, St Tammany Health System Palliative Medicine Supervisor Emily Pupo helps…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Changing the Face of Healthcare for Patients with Autism
In just four years the nonprofit St Tammany Health Foundation has led the way in its efforts to transform healthcare for patients on the Northshore with Autism. We sat down with foundation Executive Director Nicole Suhre and Board of Trustees member Sunny McDaniel to talk about their work in the...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Rich Mauti on his Cancer Crusade
Fans of the New Orleans Saints likely remember Rich Mauti from his playing days, but since hanging up his cleats, he has worked tirelessly to support local cancer causes - including a recent gift to St. Tammany Health System that is being called transformational when it comes to lung cancer. He...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Talking Colorectal Health
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so we sit down with two experts on the matter- gastroenterologist Dr. Brandon Brousse and family medicine specialist Dr. Maria Roberts - about ways to take control of your gut health, as well as signs that it might be time to have a deeper conversation...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Cancer is a Team Sport
At St. Tammany Health System, we always have one goal in mind - You! Go deeper and meet four of our oncologists in Part One of Cancer is a Team Sport. Host: Amy Bouton; Director of Communication and Marketing; Executive Producer of Northshore Healthbeat Dr. Suma Reddy-Satti is a medical…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Called to Give
Just three months after the founding of St Tammany Parish Hospital in 1954, the all-volunteer St Tammany Hospital Guild was created to help it in its healing mission. Now, 70 years later, we sit down with some of its current members to talk about the organization and why they choose to donate…
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Northshore Healthbeat: Let Us Begin
Well, we did it. Together we have put a bow on 2024, but there's no time to rest. As busy as the past 12 months have been, the new year is shaping up to be just as busy at St. Tammany Health System as President and CEO Joan Coffman tells us in our first episode of 2025.
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Northshore Healthbeat: Congratulations You Have Diabetes! One Patient's Success Story
It is the diagnosis nobody wants to hear, but the truth is that diabetes can be managed, if you know how! Amy and Mike talked to STPSO Deputy Mark Christman about his diabetes journey and how the STHS's Diabetes Education Department has help put him on track to continue living his best life.
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Northshore Healthbeat: Merry Mocktails!
It's the holiday season, and you know what that means: parties, potent potables and packing on the pounds. But what about those health minded revelers hoping to curb the season's excesses? St Tammany Health System clinical dieticians Sarah Brignac and Jessica Greer join Mike and Tim to judge our...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Christmas is Here (and so is our 2024 Toy Guide)
We're talking about the holidays for a good reason. It is almost Thanksgiving, which means Black Friday, which means the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. If you've got little ones on your list, you'll want to listen to this episode because our St Tammany Parenting Center and…
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Northshore Healthbeat: United in Lung Health
For Megan Broussard, early detection in lung cancer is not only her job, it is her vocation in life. Megan's vision brought St Tammany United in Lung Health--The Power of Pearl, to life. And for Caitlin Hunter, it's personal. Megan and Caitlin share why this cause is so close to their hearts, and...
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Northshore Healthbeat: In Case of Emergency
You know already that St Tammany Health System is the Northshore's premier destination for maternity care. You also know its St Tammany Pediatrics practice is the best place to go for expert pediatric care. But what happens when your little ones have an emergency? Local mother of three Sarah...
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Northshore Healthbeat: United in Breast Health
Anne Pablovich is a busy woman, especially now. As a point person for St Tammany Health System's third annual breast cancer awareness campaign, which continues all October, she's putting serious mileage on the Be Well Bus, which will be crisscrossing the the community and offering mammograms to...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Primary Care Physicians, Your Healthcare Quarterback
You wouldn't want your football team to go without a signal caller. Your healthcare team is much the same, which is why having a primary care physician is so important, especially for women. In this episode we dive into the primary care playbook --- and strain the football metaphor to its limits...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Heart and Soul; The Healing Role of Spiritual Care
Often, there's more to healthcare than treating a patient's physical ailments. St Tammany Health System Chaplain Dana Trahan and NAMI SE Louisiana Executive Director Nick Richard join us this episode for a closer look at the role of mental health and spiritual care in the healing journey.
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Northshore Healthbeat: Huddling Up for Healthy Tailgating
It's football season -- which in South Louisiana means it's also tailgating season. But what's a health conscious person to do in the face of myriad nutritional pitfalls that come with fandom? In this episode St Tammany Health System Clinical Dieticians Sarah Brignac and Jessica Greer huddle up...
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Northshore Healthbeat: What's Up Doc? Ask the Pediatrician
It is a sad but true fact, children do not come with an instruction manual. Luckily, we've got the next best thing, as we sit down with Dr. Seth McVea - one of the kid experts at St Tammany Health System's newly opened St Tammany Perdiatrics and Express Care Kids Clinic in Mandeville - to answer...
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Northshore Healthbeat: The Skinny on Skin Cancer
In south Louisiana we like to spend our time on the water, camping in one of our many state parks, outside at festivals, and on weekend trips to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. In this episode Amy and Tim sat down in the St Tammany Cancer Center - A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center to talk with...
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Northshore Healthbeat: All In for a Healthier Community
Healthier Northshore, an initiative dedicated to bringing people, organizations and resources together to amplify healthy living in St Tammany and Washington Parishes, is approaching the triennial Community Health Needs Assessment from a fresh, collaborative lens. In this episode hear Amy Bouton...
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Northshore Healthbeat: Manly Men Talk Manly Things - Men's Health
Men are unique creatures, and in more ways than one. In recognition of that undeniable fact, and in recognition of June as Men's Health Month, Tim and Mike sat down with Dr. Michael K. Hill for some manly talk about men's health needs - including those screenings nobody seems to want to discuss....
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Northshore Healthbeat: An Unexpected Journey: When the Provider Becomes the Patient
With Cancer Appreciation Day on the horizon, hosts Amy Bouton and Tim San Fillipo sat down for a conversation with Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Kathy Ann Howard, who had the tables turned on her, going from care provider to patient, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. They also spoke...
About this show
Northshore Healthbeat is the heart and soul for wellness in St Tammany. A place for healthy conversations with many trusted experts from throughout St Tammany Health System on the topics that matter most to you, your family and our community.
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St. Tammany Health System