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From Indiana to Louisiana for the Right Doctor at the Right Time

When 16-year-old Maria Kovach from Indiana started having unexplained problems with swelling and discomfort in her mouth, her family never imagined it would lead them halfway across the country. “It ended up being salivary stones — two of them, one on each side,” her...

Transforming Emergency Care: Our Lady of the Lake Launches Emergency Department Renovation

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is taking a generational step forward in emergency care with a more than $55 million renovation of its emergency department. The multi-phase project will expand capacity, integrate advanced technology and improve both...

Everyone, Everywhere, Anytime: Karen’s Passion to Champion a Culture of Belonging

Sometimes, how we healthcare is leading with empathy so everyone knows they have a place here. Infection prevention isn’t just about policies and protocols — it’s about people. Karen Estela, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Healthy Equity program manager for our health...

Patient’s Battle with COVID Highlights Louisiana’s Top Respiratory Care Center

In August 2021, Dillon Major was doing everything he could to stay out of the hospital. He had gone four years without even getting so much as a cold. But then COVID struck, and he knew this time was different. “With COVID, I just kept getting worse. I couldn’t even...

Sandra Auzenne

Sandra Auzenne

Team Member Spotlights

Sandra Auzenne is a dedicated registered technologist and registered mammographer at Our Lady of Lourdes Breast Center. Sandra has spent...

Overcoming Heart Failure with Life-Changing Surgery

Overcoming Heart Failure with Life-Changing Surgery

Heart Health, Patient Stories

From an unexpected heart failure diagnosis to life-saving surgery, Richard Moss’ journey is marked by his deep faith, a strong family...

Trailblazer and Faithful Servant

Trailblazer and Faithful Servant

Team Member Spotlights

For more than 40 years, Sister Dorothea Sondgeroth, O.P., associate executive director for St. Dominic’s Foundation, has been a...

A Legacy of Firsts

A Legacy of Firsts

Team Member Spotlights

For decades, St. Dominic’s has been a pioneer in healthcare for Mississippi and beyond — a legacy that Jeremy Tinnerello, RN, MSN, MHA,...

A Legacy of Service to Central Mississippi

A Legacy of Service to Central Mississippi

Team Member Spotlights

For Sister Karina Dickey, O.P., PhD, senior director of mission integration and formation, St. Dominic’s isn’t just a hospital — it’s a...

Nurturing the Next Generation of Nurses

Nurturing the Next Generation of Nurses

Team Member Spotlights

For Theilet S. Washington, BSN, RN, the path to St. Dominic Health started with a firsthand look at the teamwork that defines the...

What the Tau Means to Our Health System

A simple, yet powerful emblem, the Tau honors our past and embraces our future, reflecting our mission and values. A Symbol of Faith and...

More Than a Job

More Than a Job

Team Member Spotlights

Ryan McBride has been part of St. Dominic’s for 18 years, managing the St. Dominic Family Medicine Dogwood Clinic and witnessing firsthand...

Faith, Leadership and Service

Faith, Leadership and Service

Team Member Spotlights

When Ashley Smith, MBA, BSRT(R)(CT), joined St. Dominic’s in 2001, he wasn’t sure if his future lay in nursing or radiology. What he did...

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