Elishia Boutwell, like many longtime smokers, was struggling to quit. The now-retired Monroe teacher had been smoking for 46 years. A...
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Why Sepsis Is the No. 1 Cause of Death in Hospitals and How We’re Helping Stop It
Every year in the U.S., sepsis leads to more deaths than opioid overdoses, prostate cancer and breast cancer combined. It’s the leading...
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital Is Now a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center … So, What Does That Mean?
In November 2022, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital’s Trauma Center was upgraded to a Level II pediatric trauma center by the...
Patient Credits Tobacco Cessation Program with Saving His Life
As a teenager, Robert Gauthier thought smoking cigarettes was the cool thing to do. A native and resident of Lafayette, Robert saw that...
Former NICU Baby Interested in the Medical Field
Years ago, the Juneau family welcomed triplets in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Francis Medical Center. “The appointment...
NICU Nurse Adopts Baby From the Unit
“We love it. I think this is what we’re meant to do, it’s a little hard to watch the kids come and then they get ready and they go. You...
The Miracle of Jeffrey Rushworth
Jeffery Rushworth is nearing his first birthday, and that’s a milestone his parents weren’t sure they would see. “They were strapping her...
Jeannie Tomlinson
Jeannie Tomlinson currently serves as a patient access representative at the Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group clinic in Walker. She...
The Finney Family
Many families rely on St. Francis Medical Center to make it through a tough time, including the Finney family. Curtis and Sarah Finney’s...