Patient Stories Articles

Geaux Hero: From Playground Accident to Pediatric Stroke Survivor

When you think of a stroke, you probably picture an adult in their 60s or 70s. But for 11-year-old Cole Ditmore, it happened after an accident on a playground in Ascension Parish. Thanks to his mom’s quick instincts and the seamless response of multiple hospital...

We Are Part of Something Greater: Zion’s Incredible NICU Journey

Sometimes, how we healthcare is hospitals working together so one tiny fighter can make it home.   When Magan Darby and Damion Celestine welcomed their son Zion at just 25 weeks, he weighed only 1 pound, 5 ounces, small enough to fit in the palm of their hands....

From Indiana to Louisiana for the Right Doctor at the Right Time

When 16-year-old Maria Kovach from Indiana started having unexplained problems with swelling and discomfort in her mouth, her family never imagined it would lead them halfway across the country. “It ended up being salivary stones — two of them, one on each side,” her...

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...