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Oaks Health SystemNames
Parker Physician of the Year
Involving patients in their care, constantly seek-
ing to further his knowledge and teach others, and
communicating and listening to his patients with
compassion are among the accolades received
by Cardiologist James Parker, MD, FACC, FSCAI-
North Oaks Health System’s Physician of the Year
for 2016.
The Medical Executive Committees for North
Oaks Medical Center and North Oaks Rehabil-
itation Hospital select a Physician of the Year
annually based on nominations from North Oaks
employees, volunteers and physicians. The award
recognizes exceptional dedication to serving oth-
ers, leadership, performance excellence, and the
community-at-large.
Parker has been a provider with North Oaks
Physician Group since 2010 and cares for patients
at North Oaks Cardiology Clinic in Hammond and
Livingston.
OLOL Children’s Hospital
Reveals Name of Gator Mascot
After receiving hundreds of submissions from
children in local schools and online for a contest
to name its Amazing Half Marathon gator mas-
cot, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital
announced the winning name of Dash, submit-
ted by 6-year-old Cannon Jack Duncan. The kin-
dergarten student from St. James Episcopal Day
School was recognized with a celebration at his
school, and a free entry in the Kids’ Mini-Mara-
thon for next year’s race.
Duncan chose the name Dash in honor of his
older brother Dash Duncan, a graduating col-
lege senior who played high school football at
St. Michael in Baton Rouge, and college football
for Nicholls State in Thibodaux. Dash Duncan is
coincidentally also headed to medical school in
the fall.
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital also
announced the winners of the Amazing Half Mara-
thon school participation contest on Friday. Baton
Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion
Magnet (FLAIM) captured first place with 60 par-
ticipants, and St. James came in second with 20
runners. The school contest was a program to
encourage kids to get active, but the winners also received monetary prizes to go toward physical
education equipment.
The Amazing Half Marathon weekend is an
extension of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s
Hospital’s vision to create a healthier Louisiana
through teaching families healthy habits. More
than 2,200 runners participated in this year’s races
held on March 11-12.
Touch a Truck
The Junior League of Baton Rouge previewed
its “Touch A Truck” event at Our Lady of the Lake
Children’s Hospital. The St. George Fire Depart-
ment and Angelle Materials visited the hospital
to give patients an up-close look their fire and
cement trucks.
Touch A Truck is a unique, interactive, one-
day event that allows children to see, touch, and
explore their favorite big trucks, vehicles, heavy
equipment and more, as well as meet the individ-
uals who protect, serve, and build Baton Rouge.
James Parker, MD,
FACC, FSCA
Six-year-old Cannon Jack Duncan (front right)
was the winner of the OLOL Children’s Hospital’s
Name the Gator contest. Duncan is pictured with
his family and, of course, Dash, the mascot for the
Amazing Half Marathon.