From Garth Brooks concerts to Gatlinburg trips, 10-year-old Hattie leads an exceptional life. Diagnosed in utero with spina bifida, Hattie...
Patient Stories Articles
Monroe Patient Feels Great After 100 Pound Weight Loss
Maintaining a healthy weight is key to overall health, and it can be harder for women to shed unwanted pounds. Having a coach and...
Lourdes Team ‘Like Family’ for Head and Neck Cancer Patient
Daniel Seymour had visited doctor after doctor, dentist after dentist for a debilitating problem with his jaw. “I had trouble for about a...
Healing Is Grounded in Listening for This Youngsville Family Medicine Physician
The process of healing begins with something so simple, so innate. Listening. Many of us are born with the ability, but time and...
Bogalusa Physician Keeps Community Healthy with Engaged, Whole-person Approach
As a family medicine physician in a rural community, Cori Sumrall, DO, takes seriously the responsibility to care for the whole person....
From Nonverbal to Non-stop Talking: Young Patient Thrives While Living with Autism
Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, 8-year-old Tyler is now thriving as he and his family manage the ups and downs of life with the...
Remembering Two Years of COVID-19 – An Early Recovery Story
In March 2020, our lives turned upside down, as COVID-19 began to impact our communities, nation and world. As we reflect on two years of...
New Moms and Babies Are Now Healthier Thanks to Rise Up at Our Lady of the Angels
When Rachel Hernandez learned she was pregnant, she was struck by a strong combination of emotions. She was excited about becoming a...
Local Woman Receives Life-saving Brain Operation After St. Francis Clinician Notices New Symptoms
At St. Francis Primary Care Clinic in Calhoun, nurse practitioner Cynthia “Sam” Pippins has become like another member of Joy Dickey’s...