Dr. Hébert to receive the prestigious Inspired Cross Award for his dedication to promoting healthy communities
New Orleans, LA - Ascension DePaul Foundation New Orleans (ADF, formerly Daughters of Charity Foundation of New Orleans) will honor DePaul Community Health Centers’ Pediatrician, Dr. Corey Hébert, with the prestigious Inspired Cross Award, at its 11th Annual Keeping Our Promises Gala, presented by Quest Diagnostics.
Dr. Hébert will receive the award at the Gala on Saturday, April 12, at the Hyatt Regency, located at 601 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, for his efforts and dedication to promoting healthy communities.
He is an Associate Professor at both LSU Health Sciences Center and Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana and has been the Principal Investigator on more than 70 phase 1, 2 and 3 FDA regulated clinical trials on various nutritional and pharmacotherapeutic agents.
Dr. Hébert is a highly regarded medical broadcast journalist, working as on-air Chief Medical Correspondent for the CBS television affiliate in New Orleans, Louisiana, WWL-TV, and previously at WDSU-TV, the NBC television affiliate, for more than 19 years. He has been a contributor to the Discovery Channel and the Dr. Oz Show, and has made hundreds of appearances on national television networks and outlets such as CNN, CBS, National Geographic, Good Morning America and the Today Show.
Dr. Hébert has served as the Chairman of the Executive Advisory Council of the National Health Service Corps and was previously on the CDC board on Influenza. He has been the author on peer reviewed journal publications in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics and he is currently the principal investigator on multiple Covid-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody trials. He is also the Chief Medical Officer of Dillard University and Chief Medical Officer of Emmaus Life Sciences.
“Ascension DePaul Foundation and DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC) are grateful to have Dr. Corey Hébert on our team and we appreciate the work he has done to improve the health of DCHC’s patients and so many others,” said Michael G. Griffin, MSPH, DSc, FACHE, President and CEO of DePaul Community Health Centers. “He is a well-respected figure in the community due to his ability to continuously provide excellent health care services. His reputation is a strong testament to the efforts he has made to promote and enhance health care.”
ADF will also honor Louisiana State Senator for District 5, Royce Duplessis, Mrs. Phyllis Taylor, Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, and attorney Robert Angelico at the gala. The event will begin with an exclusive Patron Party at 6 p.m., leading into the Gala at 7 p.m. This extraordinary event aims to raise critical funds for high-quality health care for all members of our community.
Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased here.
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Ascension DePaul Services/DePaul Community Health Centers: Ascension DePaul Services (ADS) continues the work of our founders, the Daughters of Charity, who have provided compassionate health care in New Orleans for 190 years. After the sale of Hotel Dieu Hospital in 1992, the Daughters transitioned their efforts, establishing a community health ministry offering primary and preventive health services that address the needs of the total individual – mind, body and spirit. Our 11 health centers, operating as DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC), are conveniently located in Algiers, Bywater, Carrollton, Gentilly, Gretna, Kenner, Louisa, Metairie (2 locations), New Orleans East and Prytania.
DCHC provides care for chronic illnesses such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression. Women’s health, behavioral/mental health, dental, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services are also available at select health centers. A proud member of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health care system, ADS’s Mission, inspired by the Daughters of Charity, is to improve the health and well-being of our community and to be a presence of the Love of Jesus in the lives of all we serve and with whom we partner.
