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Tobacco Cessation Participant Now Volunteers Her Time to Help Others

Tobacco Cessation Participant Now Volunteers Her Time to Help Others

Jan 24, 2023 | Patient Stories

Elishia Boutwell, like many longtime smokers, was struggling to quit. The now-retired Monroe teacher had been smoking for 46 years. A visit to her primary care provider at St. Francis Medical Center in 2020 changed everything — and led her down a path to helping...
Patient Credits Tobacco Cessation Program with Saving His Life  

Patient Credits Tobacco Cessation Program with Saving His Life  

Nov 30, 2022 | Patient Stories

As a teenager, Robert Gauthier thought smoking cigarettes was the cool thing to do. A native and resident of Lafayette, Robert saw that many of his friends were smokers, so he decided to join the crowd.  What he once thought harmless led to Robert smoking a pack 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: 
Our Lady of the Lake,
 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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