Winter Wonders: Coats Off for Car Seat Safety

Winter Wonders: Coats Off for Car Seat Safety

As temps fall, we all experience the instinct to bundle up. Not so fast for our littlest passengers. Rachel Dewey, DO, family medicine physician with Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, shares why parents should remember to remove children’s coats before buckling...
Seeking a Lifeline to Fight an Ultra-Rare Kidney Disease

Seeking a Lifeline to Fight an Ultra-Rare Kidney Disease

In a race against time, 17-year-old Lauren is teetering on the verge of needing dialysis. She is in need of a living kidney donor as part of her battle with dense deposit disease, an ultra-rare autoimmune disease that is impacting her kidneys. Starting her senior year...
Arturo Blanco, MD

Arturo Blanco, MD

Arturo Blanco, MD, is a board-certified family physician who has been a part of our ministry for more than 13 years. Dr. Blanco serves at the family medicine clinic in Clinton. Dr. Blanco says, “As a small child I had the desire to be a physician. It has always been...
Maria Cruz, CNA

Maria Cruz, CNA

Maria Cruz, CNA, works as a certified nurse assistant in the telemetry unit at St. Francis Medical Center. Cruz has been a part of the ministry for almost a year. Celebrating Family Traditions Cruz’s favorite family tradition is celebrating Día de Los Muertos. Cruz...