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60 MAY / JUN 2017I Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge
Hospital
Rounds
annually recognize RNs who demonstrate excel-
lence and innovation in the nursing profession.
There are more than 60,000 registered nurses
in Louisiana, and meeting the qualifications for
nomination is an exceptional accomplishment.
Laura Aucoin, Labor and Delivery RN, was named
Rookie of the Year. Latonya Brumfield, Adult Inten-
sive Care Unit (AICU) RN, was named Clinical Prac-
tice Nurse of the Year. Other nominees include
Karrie McCoy, AICU RN, Mentor of the Year; Siob-
han Grady, AICU/Assessment Center RN, Clinical
Educator of the Year; and Jessica Morris, Labor
and Delivery RN, Nurse Administrator of the Year.
Our Lady of the Lake, St.
Elizabeth Hospital Earn
Hospital of the Year Award
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
in Baton Rouge and St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gon-
zales have each been named Hospital of the Year
in the large and small hospital categories, respec-
tively, by the Louisiana State Nurses Association
and the Louisiana Nurses Foundation.
This is the eighth time Our Lady of the Lake has
been named Hospital of Year, and the fifth time
for St. Elizabeth. Our Lady of the Lake previously
earned the award in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014,
2015 and 2016. St. Elizabeth earned the award in
2006, 2011, 2012, and 2015.
Our Lady of the Lake tied with Baton Rouge
General for the 2017 Hospital of the Year award
(160 beds or greater).
These honors were announced on April 1 at
the 16th annual Nightingale Awards ceremony,
an event that recognizes quality service, commit-
ment and excellence for registered nurses in the
state of Louisiana.
The Nightingale Awards also recognize
individuals for excellence in nursing. Charla John-
son, RN, MSN, ONC, manager of community and
provider education at St. Elizabeth Hospital, was
presented with the Outstanding Nurse Researcher
of the Year Award. A native of the Baton Rouge
area, Johnson has served St. Elizabeth and the
Gonzales community for four years, and is a past
winner of the Outstanding Community Achieve-
ment by a Registered Nurse Award.
Our Lady of the Lake Announces
Assistant VP of Nursing
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
has named Jason Rogers, MSN, RN as assistant
vice president of Nursing responsible for the nurs-
ing units within the hospital’s Heart and Vascu-
lar Institute. This includes all adult intensive care
units, progressive care, and cardiovascular nurs-
ing departments. In addition, Rogers will main-
tain responsibilities as the service line administra-
tor over Neurology.
Rogers, who has a long and accomplished his-
tory with the organization spanning 20 years,
joined Our Lady of the Lake as an attendant in
1997 while still in nursing school, and became a
staff nurse in 1999 on the cardiac telemetry unit.
His past roles also include serving as a house man-
ager and as a nurse manager of cardiac critical
care, medical intensive care and medical surgical
critical care. He most recently served as the senior
director of Nursing for intensive care units and as
the Neurology service line administrator.
Rhodes Appointed to Lane
Board of Commissioners
Local physician Kent Rhodes, MD, was recently
appointed by the Metropolitan Council of East
Baton Rouge Parish to the Lane Regional Medical
Center Board of Commissioners.
Dr. Rhodes is board certified in internal medi-
cine and pediatrics and is a member of the South-
ern Medical Association and American College of
Physicians and is a fellow in the American Acad-
emy of Pediatrics.
He has been a member of Lane’s medical staff
for more than 24 years and served as Chief of Staff
in 2005. He has also served as Chairman of the
Medical Ethics Committee for more than 15 years.
The Lane Regional Medical Center board of
commissioners is comprised of nine board mem-
bers. In addition to Dr. Rhodes, current board
members include Gaynell Young, Jordan Char-
let, Patricia Gauthier, Jimmy Jackson, Donna
Kline, Joan Lansing, Harold Rideau, and Mark
Thompson.
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana
Named a Top 20Hospital
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The Neuro-
Medical Center, announced it has been named
a top 20 U.S. hospital for best overall care, and
has maintained its prestigious five-star rating from
the federal government. The acknowledgement
as one of the nation’s Best Overall Patient-Rated
Hospitals (#20) is based on federal HCAHPS (Hos-
pital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provid-
ers and Systems) survey data collected from over
7,200 registered hospitals nationwide. Between
May 2015-April 2016, 92% of patients gave The
Spine Hospital of Louisiana the highest possible
overall care rating, 20 percentage points above
the national average.
According to the most recent HCAHPS data
available, between May 2015 and April 2016, 92%
of patients gave The Spine Hospital of Louisiana
a 9 or 10 overall rating on a scale of 0 (lowest)
to 10 (highest), and 92% of patients would “defi-
nitely recommend” The Spine Hospital of Louisi-
ana. High scores across the entire HCAHPS survey
earned The Spine Hospital of Louisiana the cov-
eted five-star hospital rating for a second year in
a row. Additionally, the #20 Best Overall Patient-
Rated Hospital ranking comes just two months
after The Spine Hospital of Louisiana accepted
the esteemed Guardian of Excellence Award from
Press Ganey, honoring Patient Satisfaction scores
that achieved the 95th percentile nationally.
Jason Rogers, MSN, RN Charla Johnson, RN, MSN,
ONC
Kent Rhodes, MD