HJBR May/Jun 2023

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE I  MAY / JUN 2023 65 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalBR.com • Leslie Stephens, Ochsner Health • Patrick Bull, Cintas • Erin Palmintier Pou, 225 Magazine “The Capital Area Heart Walk is so much more than just a one-day event where we get together and walk for a good cause,” said Kerin Spears, executive director, American Heart Associa- tion, Capital Area. “Through events like this, we reach our community and provide hands-only CPR training, teach them how to correctly check their blood pressure at home, introduce them to healthier food options, and more; all while coming together to raise funds for critical research and ini- tiatives we coordinate throughout Greater Baton Rouge,” she said. “We are grateful for the support from Cheri Johnson, Woman’s Hospital, Our Lady of the Lake Health, the Baton Rouge community, and all our local sponsors and organizations that help us con- tinue to fund the much-needed lifesaving research of the American Heart Association.” To learn more about how to engage your work- force or to join as an individual in support of future events, visit CapitalAreaHeartWalk.org or contact the Heart Walk team at AHABatonRouge@heart. org. Breast SurgeonMichael Hailey, MD, Joins Ochsner Baton Rouge Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomed Michael Hai- ley, MD, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and diseases of the breast. Continuing to work alongside Hailey is Jarmeca Berry, NP, who has partnered with Hailey for nearly seven years. His practice will now be known as Ochsner Breast Specialty Center – Baton Rouge. The office staff, office phone number, and office loca- tion will not change at 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 201, in Baton Rouge. In addition, patients will gain new benefits with Ochsner Health. They will soon have service options on the Woman’s Hospital campus, as well as Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge on the O’Neal campus near I-12 and Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove near the Mall of Louisiana south of I-10. “Dr. Hailey is one of the most respected breast surgeons in the capital area, and we’re honored that he is joining our group practice. We look forward to his contributions as Ochsner contin- ues innovating the treatment of breast cancer,” said Aldo Russo, MD, regional medical director, Ochsner Baton Rouge. Hailey earned a medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed a residency in general surgery at Car- raway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. BrentW. Allain Jr., MD, is OLOL Regional Medical Center Chief of Staff Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has announced the election of Brent W. Allain Jr., MD, FASMBS, as its chief of staff for 2023. “I am confident that Dr. Allain will be a great leader for our medical staff throughout this year,” said Catherine O’Neal, MD, chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake. “Dr. Allain has over 15 years of experience at Our Lady of the Lake and brings an incredible amount of knowledge to the Chief of Staff’s role.” Allain is a board-certified general surgeon with the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge at Our Lady of the Lake. Allain also specializes in bariatric sur- gery and is a founding physician of the Metamor Institute, a bariatric multidisciplinary clinic run in partnership between Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Pennington Biomedi- cal Research Center, the Office of the Governor of Louisiana, Louisiana Economic Development, LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Pen- nington Biomedical Research Foundation. He earned a medical degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, where he also completed an internship and residency in general surgery. He then completed a fellowship in 2009 in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Allain is also a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. As chief of staff, Allain will serve on the Our Lady of the Lake board of directors while also leading the medical executive committee. The commit- tee uses input from more than 1,800 members of the medical staff to make key leadership decisions related to medical staff policies, procedures, and rules, with an emphasis on clinical care and qual- ity improvement initiatives. Woman’s Hospital Recognized by Newsweek as ‘World’s Best Hospital’ for Gynecology, Maternity Care Woman’s has been named a “World’s Best Hos- pital” by Newsweek for the third consecutive year. Woman’s is one of only six specialty hospitals in the nation to receive this award. Woman’s stands out in the rankings as the only organization specializing in gynecology and maternity care, earning recognition alongside renowned specialty hospitals such as MD Ander- son (Texas), Boston Children’s Hospital (Massa- chusetts), and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York). “I am so proud that Woman’s was recognized by Newsweek for the third consecutive year for excellence in gynecology and maternity care,” said Rene Ragas, president and CEO of Woman’s Hospital. “Every day, our team of medical profes- sionals ensure that women and infants receive the highest quality of care.” Newsweek ’s World’s Best Hospitals ranking, now in its fifth year, is intended to be a resource to help patients make informed, data-driven deci- sions when selecting the right hospital for their medical needs. The award is presented annually by Newsweek and Statista, Inc., using methodology to ensure quality and validity in certain data sets including recommendations by medical experts, patient experience surveys, medical outcomes, and qual- ity metrics. World’s Best Hospitals 2023 recognizes the best medical institutions across 28 countries. n Brent W. Allain Jr., MD