STCA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 11-13-2018
Meeting called to order at 7pm
Moment of silence
Role call of officers
Speaker JPSO Captain Curtis Matthews crime stats from Oct thru Nov 12, 2018
1 attempted burglary
2 thefts from vehicle
3 suspicious persons
0 robberies
0 residential burglaries
Speeding issues on Morris-Jefferson Highway-South-Riverdale-Vinet
Speaker Emily Arata about Ochsner expansion
Construction Projects 360 million
Michael R Boh center for Child Development caters to kids to assisting with learning & developmental specialist
West Tower helps with Parking
Improvements with drainage-security lighting-complete January-assists with emergency & critical care
Tom & Gayle Benson Cancer Center offers local cancer care & clinical care
Innovation Center-Deckbar & Jefferson Highway-3 story building
Doctors, nurses and pharmacists working on innovative healthcare
Design-planning & construction start next year aiming for Spring 2020
Making care more affordable and efficient
Proposed entry drive modification
Rehabilitation Hospital-Old Jeff Plaza
Rehab services for stroke-auto injury victims
West Tower Addition Completed in Aug 2018
Growing demand for Healthcare
Innovative Med Center-Smart Hospital-patients have Ipad with provider info-meds-plan for care-tests-goal to recover-schedule care-wireless devices-chronic diseases-better treatment
Community Initiatives
Shrewsbury Neighborhood-jobs
19 tuition free medical assistant Training program
Opened Chamberlain School of Nursing May 2018
Now accepting applications
Nursing shortage
Ochsner Day of Service
Hazel Hurst Community Center-Lemon Playground
Marine Baptist Community Garden
Farmers Market at Ochsner-Dec
Crescent City Farmers Market Wed 3-7pm
*STCA is hoping Ochsner will partner with us to improve our neighborhood
Planned infrastructure Improvements
Traffic
Beautification
Landscaping
Adding more lanes @ Causeway & Jeff and @ Collins & Jeff Highway
Payment in lieu of taxes-6.5 million needed to pay for improvement
Community@Ochsner.org
www.ochsner.org/neighbor
Ochsner is a nonprofit
19K employees Systemwide
10K employees live in Jefferson Parish
Ochsner working on daycare? Housing?
Light at the top of hospital-some like-some do not
Community meeting-Council Chamber-Promote Awareness-Complaints
Parking concerns in lot-validate-free-security reasons for patients & families
Express parking garage
Residents concerns over Pawn Shops & Hotels on Jeff Highway
Investments Transformational & Positive
Leasing Rite Aid?
Pilot Program for area
Housing needs-patients-students-neighbors
More local eateries
Hippie Kitchen
Turkey give away 10 Turkeys donated by Kim Catalano Keller Williams Realty gave 10 turkeys away to lucky attendees!
Meeting adjourned
Happy Thanksgiving