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Healthy Easter Treats and Crafts to Celebrate Together

March 24, 2025

Easter is a time of joy and renewal, a celebration of hope, faith and togetherness.   While chocolate bunnies and marshmallow

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Healthcare Is a Right, Not a Privilege

October 2, 2024

Is healthcare a privilege or a right? At Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, we firmly believe that everyone

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Our Lady of Lourdes 75th Anniversary Crest

Our Lady of Lourdes Health celebrates 75 years of physical and spiritual healing in Acadiana

September 20, 2024

Since 1949, people across the Lafayette region have relied on Our Lady of Lourdes Health to meet their physical needs

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How Health Leaders Network Empowers Providers to Succeed

April 17, 2024

Getting back to the basics of healthcare is all about focusing on the doctor-patient relationship — that precious time providers

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Here’s Why Value-based Care Will Improve Your Health

February 23, 2024

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Embracing a Fresh Start: Spiritual Discipline Can Last Beyond Lent

February 12, 2024

Lent is a time for spiritual renewal. The journey can be a time to pause, reflect and recalibrate your life

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St. Francis Health: How It Started … How It’s Going

July 1, 2023

WHERE WE CAME FROM In 1911, six Franciscan Sisters left their homes in Calais, France, and selflessly set sail crossing

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Talking About Lent with Kids

February 23, 2023

In Louisiana our kids get school breaks for Mardi Gras and Easter, but they may not understand the Lenten season

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Our Lady of Lourdes Invests in Acadiana’s Children

June 8, 2022

Louisiana summers are relentless, but Acadiana families have a brand-new respite, Our Lady of Lourdes Interactive Water Adventure at Moncus

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International Roots of Our Health System

June 1, 2022

Our health system was founded by immigrant missionaries who traveled from France, to Louisiana.  In 1911, these six brave women,

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Easter is About More than the Bunny

March 25, 2022

Egg hunts and other spring events are back on the calendar this year as the omicron variant has receded and

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Women at the Helm of Healthcare: A Tradition of Providing Healing and Hope for Our Communities

March 4, 2022

Our Sisters were unquestionably pioneers—women, founding a healthcare system in the deep South—proving beyond doubt that women can be exceptional

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Cancer Care & Innovation
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Heart & Vascular Care
Heart & Vascular Care
Men's Health
Men's Health
Mind & Mood Health
Mind & Mood Health
Neurosciences
Neurosciences
Nutrition & Healthy Living
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ParentingU
ParentingU
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Primary & Preventive Care
Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
Seasonal Care & Wellness
Seasonal Care & Wellness
Through All Maternity
Through All Maternity
Women's Health
Women's Health
Your Health, Our Calling
Your Health, Our Calling

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FMOL Health is one of the largest healthcare systems based in Louisiana and is the leading healthcare provider for more than half the state’s population. The health system is a non-profit, Catholic organization sponsored by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the ministry serves patients in Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians and integrated health systems. The health system’s unified physician organization is comprised of more than 1,100 adult and pediatric primary care physicians and specialists. The system’s nine main campus hospitals include St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge and Gonzales, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Heart Hospital, and Women's & Children's Hospital in Lafayette, Our Lady of the Angels in Bogalusa, and St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. For more information, visit fmolhealth.org.

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