Oct 28, 2025 | Heart Health
When you’re having chest pain or think you might be having a heart attack, your first instinct may be to get to the hospital as fast as possible. But that’s exactly the moment when you should NOT get behind the wheel. Calling 911 can make the difference between life...
Oct 17, 2025 | Body, Team Member Spotlights
On an early morning in September, Daryl Marx, MD, prepared to walk into the operating room at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center as he has done for years, getting ready to begin another surgery. But this morning was different. Balloons, congratulatory hugs...
Oct 10, 2025 | About Us, Heart Health
Only 18 months after launching, Our Lady of the Lake’s ECMO program has touched lives across the community, delivering lifesaving support and advanced care when families have needed it most. It also has already achieved a remarkable milestone: the Silver Path to...
Oct 7, 2025 | Body, Research
This year marks two major milestones in the fight against sepsis: the two-year anniversary of IntelliSep at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge and the one-year anniversary of its adoption across other hospitals in the health system. Across both timelines, the impact...
Sep 23, 2025 | Heart Health, Patient Stories
It was supposed to be an ordinary summer day in Vacherie. Cassie Falgoust, 55, was outside doing yard work while her husband mowed nearby. She started weed eating when she was hit with a sudden pain. “I felt this enormous pop in my chest,” Cassie recalls. “It was like...
