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Kathy Belt
Kathy Belt started her career at St. Francis Medical Center 45 years ago because she enjoyed helping people. Today, her passion for others remains constant as she plans...
Expert Advice for Your Breast Health
Breast health demands ongoing awareness and diligence. Sweekriti Adhikari, DO, medical oncologist hematologist with Our Lady of Lourdes J.D. Moncus Cancer Center,...
Three-Time Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Her Remarkable Story
In 1994, Trudy Marlbrough faced a battle that shaped her: a diagnosis of breast cancer. Although she experienced 25 years of remission, her cancer has returned twice in...
Ellen King, RN
For Ellen King, RN, St. Dominic Hospital has been a second home. She feels blessed to have worked there for 40 years. A lot has changed at St. Dominic’s since 1983, the...
Lynn Weaver
Lynn Weaver’s job in medical records looks much different than it did in 1978, but she is invigorated by the opportunity to continuously learn and be challenged by her...
Geaux Hero: Rose Marie Fife is on a Mission After Breast and Lung Cancer Diagnoses
No one ever needed to tell Rose Marie Fife to get an annual cancer screening. Her mother died of breast cancer at 74, so she consistently includes mammograms into her...
A Little Firecracker’s Triumph: Elliana’s Journey
Being able to access exceptional healthcare close to home is important for Elliana, a 5-year-old Kindergartener in Lafayette who’s been through a lot in her young life....
people inspired: how Terra breathes life into Bogalusa
Serving as a respiratory therapist at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital for more than nine years, Terra Taylor, RRT, chooses to do this important work in Bogalusa. “This...
people inspired: how Chase surpasses expectations
Chase Ryals, CNMT, has been a nuclear medicine tech at St. Francis Health for about two years, and in that time he’s experienced encouragement and career growth he...
people inspired: how Renee’s priorities changed
For Renee Bujol, PT, SCCE, Cert. Mdt, Cert. DN, her career as a physical therapist has been entirely at Our Lady of Lourdes Health. Renee started as a staff physical...
Kala Fernandez-McCartney
Physician practice manager Kala Fernandez-McCartney shares her Spanish roots and the influence it has had on her life. Fernandez-McCartney has been a part of our health...
Anna Garcia Bernal, MD
Anna Garcia Bernal, MD, is a first year LSU rural family medicine resident physician at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa. Dr. Bernal and her family are...