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ParentingU Podcast: Childhood Obesity Awareness and Prevention
The statistics around childhood obesity are stark. One in seven children aged 10-17 in the United States are obese, according to the National Survey of Children’s...
Monkeypox in the Workplace: Key Considerations for Employers
Employers should consider updating their current pandemic safety policies to include information about monkeypox, including how the virus is spread and its symptoms....
Frankie Wheeler
Although her childhood dream was to be an orthodontist, Franchesca “Frankie” Wheeler has found a career helping people as a patient access representative at The Medical...
Juan Guzman Noguera
Born and raised in Guatemala, Juan Guzman Noguera has been in the U.S. since he started college in 2014. He’s been part of our health ministry as a performance...
Our Lady of the Lake Is Now a Level I Trauma Center … So, What Does That Mean?
In August 2022, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center’s Trauma Center was upgraded from a Level II adult trauma center to Level I by the American College of...
Stephanie Velez, RN
Since she was a student shadowing nurses on the cardiac unit in 2001, Stephanie Velez, RN, has been an important part of Our Lady of Lourdes family. Currently a...
Rafael Flores
As the director of mission integration for our Northshore market, Rafael Flores, MAPL, primarily serves at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital. “I have the joy of serving...
Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD
As a pediatric neurologist with St. Francis Health, Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD, has served the children of Northeast Louisiana for more than two decades. Providing...
Chris Funes, MD
Chris Funes, MD, wears many hats as a Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System team member. For 22 years, Dr. Funes has been a pediatrician at Our Lady of the...
Connecting to Hispanic Heritage Through Food
Food is a means to connect to our own culture and experience others’ cultures. Jen Bays Avis, MEd, LDN, RDN, CDE, a registered dietitian with St. Francis Medical...
ParentingU Podcast: Breastfeeding in the NICU
No one plans for a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but families who are experiencing that reality can still meet their breastfeeding goals with...
Monkeypox FAQs
The ongoing outbreak of monkeypox, a viral disease spread through close personal contact, has raised many questions. Our health system is a key partner in responding to...