Sep 18, 2024 | Team Member Spotlights
The richness of Hispanic heritage and its impact on our communities is something we celebrate as a health system every year, honoring the diverse cultures, histories and contributions of our Hispanic and Latino colleagues. Embracing a Blend of Cultures Ariana Canales,...
Oct 2, 2023 | Team Member Spotlights
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 system for nine years and serves as a physician practice manager in Livingston. She manages a large...
Oct 2, 2023 | Team Member Spotlights
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 originally from Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico, and have resided in the U.S. for 40 years. Dr. Bernal...
Sep 28, 2023 | Team Member Spotlights
Gabriela Ruiz, MD, is a physician resident with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ruiz joined the ministry in 2022 as a part of the pediatric residency and is now in her second year of training. “I always loved science in general, but medicine drew me in...
Sep 25, 2023 | Team Member Spotlights
Lorenzo Tomas Alonzo, RN, works at Our Lady of the Lake Assumption as an ER nurse. Alonzo has been with our health system since January 2016. Alonzo was born in Guatemala, and her family moved to the United States when she was 7. A fun fact about Alonzo is that...
