The State of Healthcare in Louisiana

Dr. Rebekah Gee is the Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals for the state of Louisiana. She is an Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Louisiana State University. Dr. Gee has served as chair or co-chair of several national committees on maternity quality and prematurity reduction for CMS, HRSA and ACOG.  Dr. Gee is the health policy resident expert for the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology and serves on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Board of Health Care Services.

She is the recipient of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs 2012 State Leadership in Maternal and Child Health award for her work on improving birth outcomes. In 2014, Dr. Gee received the Woman of the Year award from New Orleans City Business, was recognized as a “40 under 40” leader for New Orleans, a Louisiana “Healthcare Hero”, and received the American Medical Student Association “Women in Leadership” award. Dr. Gee is clinically active and is caring for patients at LSU.  She lives in New Orleans and is the mother of five energetic children.