AVALA News

Dr. Samer Shamieh, AVALA Medical Director was interviewed by Sheba Turk, WWLTV about our launch of the newly established AVALA Physician Network. “Patient healthcare is very stressful…our goal at AVALA is to take the stress away from healthcare,” said Dr. Samer Shamieh. By forming the AVALA Physician Network, “we put the decision making into the physicians hands, allowing […]

COVINGTON, LOUISIANA – AVALA is pleased to announce that double-board certified neurologist and pain management specialist, Chad Domangue, M.D., is the first physician to join the AVALA Physician Network. Dr. Chad, a south Louisiana native from Houma, is nationally recognized, a patient advocate, entrepreneur, speaker, and co-creator of supplement therapies. Dr. Chad has extensive healthcare […]

COVINGTON, LOUISIANA – AVALA, a leading healthcare provider that offers state-of-the-art healthcare, physical therapy, and imaging services for patients, announces its establishment of the AVALA Physician Network, a high-quality integrated group of physicians. The AVALA Physician Network will be available across St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Jefferson Parishes to provide patients with access to AVALA’s first-class […]

WHAT ARE SPRAINS AND STRAINS? Sprains and strains affecting your daily routine? Read our guide to help get you back to your  normal everyday activities! A sprain is a stretch and/or tear of a ligament (a band of fibrous tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint). You can injure one or more […]

WHAT IS SCOLIOSIS? Scoliosis, occurring during a child’s growth spurt, causes individuals to develop an abnormal S-shaped or C-shaped curve of the spine. The curve can happen on either side of the spine and in different places in the spine. With treatment, observation, and follow-up with an orthopedic spine physician, most children and teens with […]

Aching and swelling in your joints? You might have tendinitis. Learn more about this condition and how AVALA can get you moving again! OVERVIEW OF TENDINITIS Tendinitis is the swelling of a tendon, a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones. It is a common condition that most often affects the shoulder, […]

If you have had lower back pain, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor. Back pain can range in intensity from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp or shooting pain. It can begin suddenly as a result of an accident or by lifting […]

AVALA continually works to provide innovative technologies to our patients and communities! With our newest surgical technology, the Medtronic McGRATH™ MAC Video Laryngoscope, we are optimizing first-attempt success of airway intubation through video laryngoscopy. “With a 94% first-attempt intubation success rate, this new technology will provide our patients with safer and better clinical outcomes when […]

AVALA is honored to be named the EDGE of the Lake Magazine Readers’ Choice Award 2021 for best Surgery Center in St. Tammany Parish. AVALA is a 21 bed hospital paving the way for some of the best, most personalized services for our patients on the Northshore. From state-of-the-art robotic surgery to minimally invasive procedures, […]