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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...

infection prevention starts with people

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 system, who was previously an infection prevention nurse at Our Lady of the Lake, makes every decision...

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...

A Simple Test, a Life Saved: How IntelliSep Is Changing Emergency Care 

Kristen Degelman thought she just had the flu. She and her daughter had gone on vacation, and when they came home, both tested positive. But after five days on medication, her daughter felt fine. Kristen didn’t.  A nurse practitioner in the emergency department at St....