About Us Articles

When a baby graduates from the NICU, the journey isn’t over. Life has just begun. That’s why the Neurodevelopmental Clinic, a collaboration between Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health and Woman’s Hospital, exists: to give NICU graduates the specialized care and...

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...

For Lyle Prejean, BSN, RN, director of emergency services for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, nursing has always been more than a career. It’s a calling rooted in family, service and compassion.  Lyle traces his journey back to his grandparents. When his...

When you meet 12-year-old Kinley Spencer of Youngsville, the first thing you notice isn’t her diagnosis. It’s her personality.   “She is as funny as they come,” her mom, Megan, says. “She’s witty, artsy, outdoorsy and has a ton of personality. Volleyball, hunting,...