Medical Director: “Desperate need” for health services in lower Plaquemines — 33% of children suffering “physical, mental or behavior problems because of the spill”

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Two doctors work Monday to Friday at the Ochsner Health Services clinic in Belle Chasse, which opened in June and added a family practice doctor two weeks ago.

“There is a desperate need for service in lower Plaquemines Parish,” said Dr. Yvens G. Laborde, regional medical director for Ochsner.

The CHF [Children's Health Fund] pediatrician will fill a critical need, he said.

A survey of parents this summer found that one-third of the children in the hardest-hit areas had physical, mental or behavior problems because of the spill.

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