May 15, 2024 | Patient Stories
Picture this: A young boy just going about his days like any other kid growing up in Hammond, playing baseball, riding his four-wheeler and enjoying a healthy Minecraft obsession, when suddenly he’s hit with leg pain and limping. For 7-year-old Dominic, this was the...
Apr 25, 2024 | Team Member Spotlights
Sierra Daniel started her career on the LSU Softball team with a trip to the hospital to treat a rare heart condition. That’s not how any student athlete wants to begin their first season. But for Sierra, it was a quick fix that got her back in the infield in no time...
Apr 3, 2024 | Team Member Spotlights
Many of us often wonder how we might react in an emergency: Would we panic or freeze up, unable to make a move? Or would we rush in to help where needed? Cody Ford, MD, an intensivist in critical care at Our Lady of the Lake Health, falls into the latter group — but...
Mar 7, 2024 | Patient Stories
Seeing Katie Lundy perform flips in her backyard or taking tumbling classes, you might not realize she almost lost her right arm after a severe dog bite last year. The 11-year-old was rushed to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital’s Level II Pediatric Trauma...
Feb 21, 2024 | Team Member Spotlights
When Jorge Castellanos, MD, started working at Our Lady of the Lake Health in 2019, its heart services looked different than they do now. While the team of cardiologists was performing certain minimally invasive procedures that provide an alternative for heart disease...