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people inspired: from student nurse to bedside RN

For more than two years, Natalie Sims, RN, has been an essential part of the inpatient surgical services team at St. Francis Medical Center, where she provides compassionate care to patients during their recovery journey. discovering St. Francis Health From her days...

A Lifetime of Giving: Darlene’s Volunteer Work at St. Bernadette’s

For Darlene Lovas, RN, BSN, volunteering at the St. Bernadette Community Clinic is a calling and an extension of her professional nursing career.  The clinic, an outreach ministry supported by Our Lady of Lourdes Foundation, serves underinsured people and those...

How Health Leaders Network Empowers Providers to Succeed

Getting back to the basics of healthcare is all about focusing on the doctor-patient relationship — that precious time providers have to spend with their patients discussing what truly matters most to them. “As providers, we’re all concerned with how to make the time...

Geaux Hero: Critical Care Doctor Reflects on Challenges of Pandemic and Treating the Sickest Patients

Many of us often wonder how we might react in an emergency: Would we panic or freeze up, unable to make a move? Or would we rush in to help where needed? Cody Ford, MD, an intensivist in critical care at Our Lady of the Lake Health, falls into the latter group — but...