By james art A new hospital: Baton Rouge General announced Tuesday plans to open a community hospital in Denham Springs, on Juban Road at Interstate 12. Plans for the 40,000-square-foot facility include a 14-bed emergency department and a 12-bed inpatient hospital. The first sod is tentatively scheduled for early 2025 with opening in 2027. Read the BRG announcement.
Rising prices: Mortgage rates rose last week for the fourth time in five weeks, leading to another decline in refinancing. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 6.73% from 6.52%. This is the highest level since July. Read more from CNBC.
Detection of sepsis: Cytovale, a commercial medical diagnostics company focused on advancing early detection technologies to diagnose rapidly progressing and immune-mediated diseases, announced that Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has expanded access to its rapid sepsis detection technology for patients in hospitals in Jackson, Mississippi, Monroe and Lafayette. FMOLHS was the first in the nation to implement the technology last August at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge. Read the full message.