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Heart Procedure Helps St. Francis Patient Get Back on Her Feet

Heart Procedure Helps St. Francis Patient Get Back on Her Feet

Feb 21, 2024 | Patient Stories

Waterfront homes in Louisiana are usually high off the ground because of flooding, and Venessa Chapman’s home on the Ouachita River is no different. Fifteen steps of a staircase take her from her driveway on the ground floor to the front door each day. Even in her...
Geaux Hero: David Van De Car, DO, Brings the Same Care to Heart Patients as He Did for Army Soldiers

Geaux Hero: David Van De Car, DO, Brings the Same Care to Heart Patients as He Did for Army Soldiers

Oct 18, 2023 | Team Member Spotlights

It’s said that the military gives you training that stays with you the rest of your life. For David Van De Car, DO, an interventional cardiologist with Our Lady of the Lake Heart and Vascular Institute, it prepared him for the fast-paced environment and variety of...

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The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is one of the largest healthcare systems based in Louisiana and the largest pediatric network in the state. The health system was organized in 1984 as a non-profit, Catholic organization, sponsored by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. FMOLHS is the leading healthcare provider for more than half of Louisiana’s population and Mississippi’s largest metropolitan area. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the health system manages seven major medical centers in Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as an integrated Children’s Health network, Senior Services division, and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, known as FranU. Learn more about our ministry: 
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 Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Francis Medical Center, Our Lady of the Angels, St. Dominic’s.

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