The Finney Family
November 14, 2022
Many families rely on St. Francis Medical Center to make it through a tough time, including the Finney family. Curtis
LaQuita Cooper, RN
November 14, 2022
LaQuita Cooper, RN, has worked at St. Francis Medical Center as a registered nurse on the telemetry unit for the
Judy Goodwin, MLS, SBB (ASCP)
October 12, 2022
When people ask Judy Goodwin, MLS, SBB (ASCP), how long she has worked at St. Francis Medical Center, she has
Claudia Nelson
October 3, 2022
A childhood experience seeing her grandmother get hurt being pushed to the pavement led Claudia Nelson to want to pursue
Johnathan Segovia
September 29, 2022
With strengths in diagnosing and fixing broken things, Johnathan Segovia serves as a maintenance mechanic 3 for St. Francis Medical
Serious Falls at Work Are Common, Here’s How to Avoid Them
September 28, 2022
We all slip up every now and then. But falls can be serious business in the workplace—for you and for
Frankie Wheeler
September 22, 2022
Although her childhood dream was to be an orthodontist, Franchesca “Frankie” Wheeler has found a career helping people as a
Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD
September 15, 2022
As a pediatric neurologist with St. Francis Health, Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD, has served the children of Northeast Louisiana for more
Connecting to Hispanic Heritage Through Food
September 15, 2022
Food is a means to connect to our own culture and experience others’ cultures. Jen Bays Avis, MEd, LDN, RDN,
Monroe Patient Feels Great After 100 Pound Weight Loss
May 3, 2022
Maintaining a healthy weight is key to overall health, and it can be harder for women to shed unwanted pounds.
St. Francis Care Team Brings Peace of Mind to North Louisiana Patients and Families
May 2, 2022
It’s a stressful situation when Kathy Bryan has to bring her 85-year-old mother to St. Francis Medical Center as she
St. Francis Team Goes the Extra Mile to Give Patients Comfort and Peace of Mind
April 8, 2022
Aimee Oldham, DNP, and her staff members were two minutes away from closing their medical clinic for the day when
From Nonverbal to Non-stop Talking: Young Patient Thrives While Living with Autism
April 1, 2022
Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, 8-year-old Tyler is now thriving as he and his family manage the ups and
Residents in Action – Graduate Medical Education
March 11, 2022
Across our health system, resident physicians are an important part of the care we provide. What is a Resident? A
Local Woman Receives Life-saving Brain Operation After St. Francis Clinician Notices New Symptoms
March 8, 2022
At St. Francis Primary Care Clinic in Calhoun, nurse practitioner Cynthia “Sam” Pippins has become like another member of Joy
Kimaka Jones, RN
February 11, 2022
Never burn bridges and treat people the way you want to be treated. That advice has served Kimaka Jones, RN,
Linda Smith, CNA
February 11, 2022
For Linda Smith, CNA, her patients are her number one priority as she oversees the telemetry unit at St. Francis
Alice Lorraine Broadway, LPN
February 11, 2022
The inspiration for a decades-long nursing career came from family. Alice Lorraine Broadway has been a licensed practical nurse for