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Celebrating Nurse Practitioners: Leaders in Compassionate, Expert Care 

In honor of Nurse Practitioners Week, we celebrate the dedication, leadership and the differences these team members make every day in helping us provide exceptional care. Nurse practitioners play a vital role in delivering compassionate, high-quality care to our...

Geaux Hero: A Young Mom Battles Breast Cancer with Strength and Support

At just 27 years old, Katelyn Carmouche’s world shifted in a moment she never saw coming. Two weeks before her daughter Ellianna’s second birthday, Katelyn was diagnosed July 15 with Stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. The Carmouche family had been living in Korea,...

A Life-Saving First: Mississippi’s First TAMBE Patient at St. Dominic Hospital

When 76-year-old farmer Dan Branton thinks about his care at St. Dominic Hospital, one word rises above the rest: grateful. Dan, who has farmed in the Mississippi Delta for more than five decades, became the first patient in Mississippi to undergo a new minimally...

Connie Angelle

When Connie Angelle first came to Our Lady of Lourdes, she wasn’t sure what her path would be. A friend had recruited her to take a nursing aide class, and she decided to give it a try. Forty-five years later, she’s still here, having found her place in the ministry...