Senator Mizell spotlights Project MOM pilot as Senate opens session
Senator Mizell introduced hospital leaders and praised Project MOM, a maternal overdose mortality pilot at Our Lady of Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, saying the program has cut regional overdose mortality and aims to reduce pregnancy‑associated opioid deaths by 80% within three years.
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Senator Mizell used personal privilege to introduce hospital leaders and the Project MOM pilot at Our Lady of Angels Hospital in Bogalusa during opening remarks to the Senate. She described Project MOM as a program that screens pregnant and postpartum women for substance use disorder, expands access to medications for opioid use disorder and coordinates rapid outpatient treatment after overdoses.
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