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Vascular Surgery.
Health Centers in Schools
Receives Award
Health Centers in Schools, a wholly-owned sub-
sidiary of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospi-
tal, was recognized with the Gulf-South Summit’s
2017 Outstanding Community Partner Contribu-
tions to Service-Learning in Higher Education
Award based on its passion for improving access
to healthcare for underserved children in the East
Baton Rouge School System.
Sue Catchings, administrator for Health Cen-
ters in Schools, accepted the award on behalf of
the organization in Greensboro, N.C., at the Gulf-
South Summit, held annually to recognize the hard
work and dedication of outstanding people and
programs in the field of service-learning and civic
engagement in higher education.
Health Centers in Schools integrates health pro-
grams and services through school-based health
centers and the school nurse program, creating
“medical homes” for all East Baton Rouge Parish
public school students in Louisiana. Nursing stu-
dents from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady
University also assist in providing vision and hear-
ing screenings, flu vaccinations, dental screenings,
sports physicals and many other services.
Doctors at Baton Rouge
General Get Shout-Outs for
Humor, Volunteerism
Do you remember your high school superla-
tive awards? Most Athletic? Most Likely to Suc-
ceed? In honor of National Doctors’ Day – Thurs-
day, March 30 – Baton Rouge General hosted a
physician superlative contest to celebrate. Voted
on by hundreds of employees, the winners were:
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Best Dancer – Dr. James Crowell
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Best Dressed – Dr. Michael Yorek
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Best Sense of Humor – Dr. Dhaval Adhvaryu
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Biggest Prankster – Dr. David Melton
•
Most Baton Rouge General Spirit – Dr. Venkat
Banda
•
Most Likely to Brighten Your Day – TIE: Dr.
Jeffrey Littleton and Dr. Michael Yorek
•
Most Likely to Volunteer – Dr. Kathleen Varnes
•
Most Likely to Wear Crazy Socks – Dr. James
Linford
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Most Tech-Savvy – Dr. Brad Gaspard
•
Plays the Best Music in the Operating Room –
Dr. Azem Khan
In addition to the superlative contest, Baton
Rouge General team members at both the Blue-
bonnet and Mid City campuses signed giant
Doctors’ Day cards. Members of the commu-
nity were also invited to thank their doctor by lik-
ing, sharing, and commenting through an annual
social media campaign. Comments included:
•
Dr. Venugopal Vatsavayi is always courteous and
pleasant with a wonderful sense of humor! We
love you, Dr. V!!!
•
Dr. Sarah Drennan is WONDERFUL! She’s the
whole package, personable, knowledgeable,
everything you’d want in a Dr!!
•
Thank you Dr. Russell for all that you do for your
patients From my experience while I was doing
radiation you were kind and caring keep up the
good work.
•
Dr. Kenyetta and Tasha Shamlin thank you!!
On Thursday, March 30, all physicians were
invited to a special lunch in honor of their com-
mitment to providing compassionate, innovative,
quality care to the community.
OLOL Announces
Appointments to-
Board of Directors
The 2017 Board of Directors for Our Lady of the
Lake includes three new members and will be led
by newly-appointed Chairman John M. Selser, an
investment specialist for Tightline Capital.
The board also appointed Donald D. Daigle,
retired vice president for Exxon Mobil, to serve
as vice-chair and Yolanda Dixon, first assistant
secretary with the Louisiana Senate, to serve as
secretary.
New board members include P. Michael Davis,
chief of staff and vascular surgeon with CVT Sur-
gical Center, Michael Crapanzano, MD, pediatric
cardiology specialist, and Scott Hensgens, manag-
ing partner for Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.,
Attorneys at Law.
The Board of Directors governs the operations
of Our Lady of the Lake, overseeing facilities, bud-
gets, policies and ethics. The group is made up of
business professionals, community leaders, phy-
sicians and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady
Sisters.
Officers
John M. Selser, Chair
Donald D. Daigle, Vice Chair
Yolanda Dixon, Secretary
Board Members
William E. Balhoff
Sr. Helen Cahill, OSF
Michael Crapanzano, MD
James E. Craven, MD
P. Michael Davis, MD, Chief of Staff
Henry L. Eiserloh, MD
John M. Engquist
Scott Hensgens
Richard J. Koubek, PhD
Julio Melara
Benton Oubre, MD
Harry J. “Skip” Philips Jr.
Sr. Eileen Rowe, OSF
K. Scott Wester (ex-officio)
Woman’s Hospital Nurses
Win Nightingale Awards
Two of Woman’s registered nurses received top
honors at the 16th annual Nightingale Awards
Gala on April 1 at L’Auberge Hotel & Casino
in Baton Rouge. The prestigious Nightingale
Awards, presented by the Louisiana State Nurses
Association and Louisiana Nurses Foundation,
John M. Selser
Michael Crapanzano, MD