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From Clinics to Hospital: Our Unified Approach to Pediatric Care

At Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, pediatric care isn’t confined to a single building — it’s a coordinated network that extends across clinics and the communities we are privileged to serve. Since 2019, when we opened our Our Lady of the Lake Children's...

Using Music Therapy to Transform Patient Care

Stress, physical limitations, emotional struggles — these are challenges that patients face every day. But what if the solution wasn’t a pill or a procedure but a melody? That’s the idea driving Mandy Creekmore, a music therapist whose work at LSU and Our Lady of the...

How Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU Research Is Unlocking Immune Resilience

Stress often gets a bad reputation, and for good reasons. Chronic stress can take a toll on physical and mental health, weakening immune function and slowing recovery. But what if certain types of stress could actually make us stronger? That’s exactly what Guillaume...

Baton Rouge Man’s Stroke Recovery Highlights Life-saving Local Expertise

After years spent working with senior citizens and seeing some of his own relatives deal with the aftermath of a stroke, Mark Calvit had a strong suspicion about what was happening to him on Oct. 20, 2023. “All of a sudden, I felt like I was caught up in a tidal...

Nga Nguyen-Pham, RN

Nga Nguyen-Pham, RN

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Nga Nguyen-Pham, RN, same-day surgery supervisor at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, shares her Vietnamese heritage and what...

Father Antony Pappu Chakkalakkal

Father Antony Pappu Chakkalakkal

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Fr. Antony Pappu Chakkalakkal, priest chaplain, shares about his Indian heritage and what Asian American Pacific Islander Month means to...

Lisa Khanh Le, MD

Lisa Khanh Le, MD

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Lisa Khanh Le, MD, general pediatrician, shares about her Vietnamese heritage and what Asian American Pacific Islander Month means to...

Kristy Do

Kristy Do

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Kristy Do, financial analyst at Our Lady of the Angels Health, shares her Chinese and Vietnamese heritage and what Asian American Pacific...

Catherine Lewis, FNP-C

Catherine Lewis, FNP-C

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Catherine Lewis, FNP-C, hospital medicine nurse practitioner, shares her Filipino heritage and what Asian American Pacific Islander Month...

Neha Manning, RN

Neha Manning, RN

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Neha Manning, registered nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, shares her Indian heritage and what Asian American Pacific Islander Month...

Sr. Catherine Luu

Sr. Catherine Luu

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Sister Catherine Luu, pastoral care coordinator at Our Lady of Lourdes Health, shares her multicultural Asian heritage and what Asian...

Rural Family Medicine Program Inspires Physician to Continue Serving Patients in Bogalusa

Rural Family Medicine Program Inspires Physician to Continue Serving Patients in Bogalusa

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In a rural community, the local family physician is usually expected to know a little bit about everything. They are the first line of...

How Our Lady of Angels’ Rural Residency Program Benefits Patients as Much as Doctors-in-Training

How Our Lady of Angels’ Rural Residency Program Benefits Patients as Much as Doctors-in-Training

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When a patient at Our Lady of the Angels Health sees Kaitlyn Ladner, MD, they are getting a medical professional with a fresh set of eyes...

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