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Medical Milestones Summer 2018
The Future of Cancer Care Page 10
Innovations Page 4 Smart Helmets Page 8 Physician Spotlight Page 12
To our community This summer is an exciting one for the Memorial Health System. We finally opened the doors to our new behavioral health hospital ~ Archer Institute. It is the first free-standing behavioral health hospital to be built in Louisiana over the last 40 years, and doubles our capacity to treat patients with mental health needs.
Larry Graham President & CEO Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Our new behavioral health hospital ~ Archer Institute ~ is the first free-standing behavioral health hospital to be built in Louisiana in 40 years.
Expanding mental health services is desperately needed all around the country and we are investing to meet the community’s need. This first phase of the Archer Institute includes a 28-bed adult unit and a 14-bed child/adolescent unit, providing services for ages five and older. Patients no longer need to go to the emergency room to access behavioral health services. Archer Institute is designed as an alternative to the traditional hospital emergency room. When no life-threatening physical issues are present, mental health specialists are onsite to quickly facilitate free assessment and recommendation on the type of treatment they may need, whether that is outpatient care, day program or inpatient hospitalization. The current adult unit on the 10th floor of Memorial’s main campus has been converted into a 31-bed geriatric psychiatric unit. Looking to the future, additional expansions have been designed for the Institute should the need arise. Please refer to the back page of this magazine for the location and contact information for the Archer Institute. We are Memorial! Your community hospital!
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Medical Milestones Innovations 4 Heart Valve Replacement Without Surgery
Amanda Ellington, MD & Darin Doumite, MD:
Joining Forces 6 Beauregard & Lake Charles Health System Sign Agreement
Smart Helmets 8 Memorial Provides Hi-Tech Helmets to Local Schools
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The Future of Cancer Treatment
Married to Medicine Lake Charles Memorial Health System and its related entities comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,14 age, Memorial Medical Group disability, or sex. New Doctors Come On Board Lake Charles Memorial Health System respecte les lois fédérales enLetters 17 vigueur relatives aux droits civiques et ne pratique aucune discrimination basée sur la race, la couleur de peau, l'origine Patient Shares Experience nationale, l'âge, le sexe ou un handicap.
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Lake Charles Memorial Health System cumple con las leyes Education Classes &civiles Support Groupsy no discrimina por aplicables federales de derechos motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo. Lake Charles Memorial Health System tuân th lu t dân quy n hi n hành c a Liên bang và không phân bi t i x d a trên tu i, khuy t t t, ho c ch ng t c, màu da, ngu n g c qu c gia, gi i tính.
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Lake Charles Memorial Health System and its related entities comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Lake Charles Memorial Health System offers language translation service free of charge to our patients and families, as well as assistance for those with visual or hearing impairments. Our House Supervisor can assist in connecting patients and families with assistance. Call 1-337-480-8430.
Lake Charles Memorial Health System respecte les lois fédérales en vigueur relatives aux droits civiques et ne pratique aucune discrimination basée sur la race, la couleur de peau, l'origine nationale, l'âge, le sexe ou un handicap. Lake Charles Memorial Health System cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo. Lake Charles Memorial Health System tuân th lu t dân quy n hi n hành c a Liên bang và không phân bi t i x d a trên tu i, khuy t t t, ho c ch ng t c, màu da, ngu n g c qu c gia, gi i tính.
Lake Charles Memorial Health System offers language translation service free of charge to our patients and families, as well as 3 assistance for those with visual or hearing impairments. Our
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A New Start for Every Heart
TAVR multi-disciplinary team (left to right) Gregory Lugo, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD and Edward Bergen, DO, stand with Markus Kasel, MD, of Munich, Germany. Dr. Kasel is a world-wide TAVR expert who trained Dr. Thompson and Dr. Bergen at his hospital in Munich. TAVR - transcatheter aortic valve replacement - is a minimally invasive procedure that threads a catheter through a small groin or chest incision to insert the new valve inside of the diseased valve.
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Bonnie Hawkins (right) ~ the first patient at Memorial to have a TAVR procedure.
Bonnie Hawkins worked as a nurse for over 30 years, beginning her career at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in the 1970s. Therefore, she knew the seriousness of her disease when diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis at Memorial Medical Group Heart and Vascular Center. “I had been having these problems in my everyday life—fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, difficulty walking —I just didn’t know why, Hawkins says. “I realized, as a nurse, that if I didn’t treat this condition, my quality of life would continue to decline.” Aortic stenosis occurs when calcium builds up within the aortic valve, limiting the valve’s ability to open and close. As the condition progresses, the valve opening narrows, obstructing blood flow and forcing the heart to pump harder. The progression of aortic stenosis cannot be reversed or stopped but requires surgical intervention to treat. Studies show that the survival rate of aortic stenosis without intervention is as low as 50 percent at two years after the onset of symptoms. Surgical aortic valve replacement via open heart surgery is an effective treatment but isn’t suitable for all patients. That’s why Hawkins’ physician, Interventional Cardiologist, Christopher Thompson, MD, suggested a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). This procedure is available for patients considered to be too high-risk for open-heart surgery. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure, in which the bioprosthetic valve is crimped onto a catheter over a balloon. The catheter (a long, thin, flexible tube), is then inserted through the femoral artery in the groin and advanced to the heart for implantation. When the valve is positioned inside the existing aortic valve, the balloon is inflated, and the new valve is immediately operable. This procedure doesn’t require removal of the existing valve, as the valve leaflets act as an anchor for the new valve. This procedure requires a multi-disciplinary team of professionals: Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgeon, Gregory Lugo, MD, and Interventional Cardiologists, Edward Bergen, DO, and Christopher Thompson, MD, perform the procedure at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Both cardiologists spent time in Munich, Germany training under Markus Kasel, MD, who is considered one of the top experts in the world on the TAVR procedure. “Patients who are not surgical candidates due to advanced age, frailty, or co-morbidities now have an opportunity to be evaluated and treated. TAVR greatly benefits those who are suffering from heart failure due to their valve and offers them hope for a better quality of life.” says Misty Theriot, Registered Nurse and Valve Clinic Coordinator. “Our heart team takes a truly patient-centered approach when developing treatment plans for these patients, ensuring that they are involved in each step of the process.” Hawkins agrees, saying “The effects of this have already started and it’s only been a week. I can think more clearly and walk further. I feel so much better. I have had the best team of top-notch professionals caring for me and I’m thankful to have a new lease on life.” For more information about the TAVR procedure, please call the Memorial Medical Group Valve Clinic at 337.494.4759 or go to www. lcmh.com/heart.
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Beauregard Health System and Lake Charles Memorial Health System Announce Affiliation A partnership providing high quality coordinated care to Southwest Louisiana The success of Beauregard Health System and Lake Charles Memorial Health System lies in the shared mindset that health care is best delivered on a local level. The systems have complimentary missions, visions and values and share a passion to improve the health of the people and communities they have been called to serve. While both have clear strengths in their markets, the affiliation is a good fit and will enhance services, programs and access to care.
Beauregard Health System and Lake Charles Memorial Health System are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a clinical affiliation agreement. This agreement will create a partnership that focuses on producing high quality, coordinated care to the residents of Southwest Louisiana that will offer patients more comprehensive care. As health care dynamics continue to change in the industry, this affiliation will strategically position both health systems for continued success. Integrated health systems that can deliver quality care more efficiently and cost-effectively, leading to better patient outcomes, will see increased stability and improved services for patients.
“This affiliation makes sense on so many levels. Lake Charles Memorial and Beauregard Health System are both notfor-profit, community-owned health systems. Every dollar made is reinvested back into our hospitals to bring the best technology, physicians, and facilities to the respective communities we serve,” says Larry Graham, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lake Charles Memorial. “It makes good business and patient care sense for us to coordinate and share resources, saving money and streamlining some services and operations.”
“As health reform evolves, health systems and providers are developing more regional strategies and this affiliation between Beauregard Health System and Lake Charles Memorial Health System is a step in the right direction,” says William F. “Bud” Barrow, II, Chief Executive Officer of Beauregard Health System. “Our vision is to be the premier provider of health and wellness services in our community and to be the primary connector or ‘gateway’ to health care solutions wherever individuals and families are best served. This affiliation represents the results of a careful and deliberate process to ensure the best strategic direction forward.”
This clinical affiliation is not a purchase or an acquisition. Each organization’s ownership and governance structure will remain as separate local boards of trustees. The affiliation will enhance the economies of scale for both organizations to allow for sharing of best practices and cost savings.
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Frequently Asked questions
BHS and LCMHS Affiliation FAQs
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Is Beauregard Health System being bought out by Lake Charles Memorial Health System? NO, the clinical affiliation agreement between BHS and LCMHS will create a partnership that focuses on producing high quality, coordinated care to the residents of Southwest Louisiana that will offer patients more comprehensive care and specialty care options.
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NO, as health reform evolves, health systems and providers are developing more regional strategies and the clinical affiliation between BHS and LCMHS will enhance services, programs and access to care.
NO, each organization’s ownership and governance structure will remain as separate local boards of trustees.
Why did BHS merge with LCMHS? The affiliation makes sense on many levels. Both systems are not-for-profit, community health systems, and every dollar made is reinvested back into the hospitals to bring the best technology, physicians, and facilities to the respective communities served. The affiliation will enhance the economies of scale for both organizations to allow for sharing of best practices and cost savings.
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Memorial Makes Hi-Tech Football concussion care Possible Lake Charles Memorial Health System is dedicated to not only treating athletic injuries, but preventing them and head injuries are at that top of that list. Putting action behind the mission means that football across Calcasieu Parish now has a new tool in monitoring and preventing head injuries. for our high school football athletes. The systems being funded and installed in player helmets will allow our trainers to monitor potential issues for our players in both real time and in a study setting.”
Through its Foundation for Fairplay Fund (F3), The Foundation at Lake Charles Memorial made it possible for every varsity football athlete in Calcasieu Parish to take advantage of Riddell’s InSite Training Tool, the leading impact monitoring system in football. The F3 board easily approved a donation of $100,000 to Riddell that paid to outfit each helmet with the InSite system.
Taking it to the next level, the Memorial Foundation donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University football team to outfit all of their players with the InSite system too. McNeese is the first university in the state to utilize the system.
“It was an easy decision for our foundation board to approve the donation of this scale,” says Memorial Vice President of Philanthropy Leif Pedersen. “We first came to them with a more scaled down donation and they upped the ante with a donation that will benefit every football athlete.”
“This is really exciting for us to be able to have these sensors and monitor the impact of the hits our players make and receive. We’re the only college in Louisiana to have this,” says Lance Guidry, McNeese Head Football Coach. “I can’t thank the Memorial Foundation enough for making this available to our players. Concussion studies have increased so much over the last few years so to have this technology to be able to monitor the safety of our players is tremendous.”
Riddell InSite alerts the sideline with information on significant single and multiple impacts sustained in a practice or a game. The web-based data center also collects and analyzes an impact profile for each player to proactively influence player behavior by identifying training opportunities that may decrease head impact exposure.
F3 was established in order to provide a more level playing field in the area of preventable injuries. The fund assists schools in acquiring equipment such as quality football helmets, training room equipment needed for the rehabilitation of sports-related injuries and creating safe physical fitness surroundings. Memorial Sports Medicine is the sports medicine provider for all Calcasieu Parish High Schools, McNeese State University and is an official partner of Louisiana High School Athletic Association. Memorial athletic trainers are assigned to each high school and specialists are available to the high school and college athletes as needed.
Every varsity football player who takes the field for a Calcasieu Parish High School will wear a Riddell helmet equipped with InSite. This includes the nine public and three private high schools in the parish. Calcasieu Parish becomes the first parish in the state to utilize the InSite tool across all schools. “The Foundation for Fairplay has once again stepped up to help address sports related injury and safety issues in Calcasieu Parish. Each year the Foundation has provided grants to schools to make our sports programs better and safer,” says Calcasieu Parish School Board Superintendent Karl Bruchaus. This contribution, which is among the largest ever, helps to address the national issue of helmet safety and concussion management
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Every varsity football player who takes the field in Calcasieu Parish will wear a helmet equipped with Riddell’s InSite Training Tool - the leading impact monitoring system in football.
$100,000 Donation
(Left to right): CPSB Superintendent Karl Bruchhaus, Riddell Regional VP Dan Vooletich, Memorial Foundation Chairman Jackie Roe, Memorial President/CEO Larry Graham, Memorial Sports Medicine Medical Director Brett Cascio, MD, Memorial Sports Medicine Director Jamey Rasberry and Riddell SWLA representative Todd Giambrone.
$15,000 Donation
(Top row left to right): Riddell SWLA representative Todd Giambrone, Memorial Sports Medicine Director Jamey Rasberry, Memorial Foundation Chairman Jackie Roe, Memorial President/CEO Larry Graham, Memorial VP of Business Development Jason Rashall, Memorial Senior VP of Philanthropy Leif Pedersen. (Bottom row left to right): Riddell Regional Vice President for Sales Kyle Borland, McNeese Head Football Coach Lance Guidry, McNeese President Daryl Burckel, University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors John Condos, McNeese Director of Sports Medicine Jim “Doc” Murphy, McNeese Provost and VP for Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management Mitch Adrian. 9
Cover Story
The Future of Cancer Care
As advances are made in the treatment of various types of cancer, Lake Charles Memorial works to bring those treatment options locally. Today, Memorial Cancer Center is an accredited cancer program by the Commission on Cancer putting it on par with the leading cancer programs across the country. Hematologist & Oncologist Mohammad Khan, MD. “We can now give more targeted agents or we can give them immunotherapy drugs up front. These treatment options are going to hopefully be less harmful on the patient, but more effective in treating their cancer.”
There are three pillars to cancer care: surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Memorial excels at all three, offering the latest treatment options and technology for the most advanced cancers. Chemotherapy drugs that were given 10, 20 or 30 years ago were nonspecific towards treating only cancer cells. They were administered into the blood stream and would attack not only cancer cells but also affect our normal cells. The goal today is to do more advance testing on the specific cancer to see how best to attack it.
Immunotherapy is treatment that uses certain parts of a person’s immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. This can be done in a couple of ways: stimulating your own immune system to work harder or smarter to attack cancer cells or giving your immune system components, such as man-made immune system proteins. These therapies also work better for some types of cancer than for others and are either used alone for some of these cancers, or it may work better when used with other types of treatment.
“Often when we see patients who have cancer now, our first thought is not to jump and give them chemotherapy. We do many different molecular tests on cancers, whether that is breast, lung or colon to understand their tumor biology because these cancers exhibit certain molecular profiles,” says Memorial Medical Group PHYSICIAN REFERRAL • 1-800-494-LCMH (5264)
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There are three pillars to cancer care: surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Memorial excels at all three, offering the latest treatment options and technology for the most advanced cancers.
AlignRT can detect any motion as a patient holds their breath — side to side, up and down, forward and back and more — with submillimeter accuracy. So if the patient moves out of position, the radiation beam is automatically turned off. The cancer is treated. And the heart is protected. Memorial has two linear accelerators to treat various cancers with radiation. It is a multimillion dollar investment the health system has made to bring the latest cancer treatment options to Lake Charles.
Dr. Khan has worked in Houston at The University of Texas as an assistant professor of oncology in the world’s largest medical center and now brings that knowledge to Memorial to be able to treat patients locally. He is part of a team of specialists that comes together each week in a cancer conference. The weekly morning meeting includes gastroenterologists, oncologists, pathologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and support staff all brought together to confer on how to best attack each patient’s cancer.
“This type of technology puts Memorial on par with any major cancer center in the U.S.,” says Memorial Radiation Oncologist James Maze, MD. “We are able to track movement as simple as a person’s breath to make sure the radiation treatment is hitting its intended target. Each cancer is unique and each patient is unique and we are able to provide a specific treatment plan for each person.” This state-of-the-art technology and the new treatment options such as immunotherapy are just at the forefront. Doctors expect more advancements such as vaccines to follow, allowing specialists new tools in providing a comprehensive cancer program delivered at a local level.
As with drugs and pharmaceuticals, technology used to treat cancer has made tremendous advances making treatment with radiation safer. Memorial’s latest technology, called Align RT, monitors a patient’s movement during treatment and employs safety measures to ensure damage is not done to good tissue and organs. This is especially critical when treating cancer of the left breast.
“I really can’t stress enough how far we have come in the last 1015 years in cancer treatment,” Dr. Khan says. “We are now curing more cancer patients than ever. We’ve had much better treatments available for patients, even with cancers that have spread to other parts of the body. Patients are surviving longer, even when they have advanced or stage IV disease.”
AlignRT helps us make sure your heart is in the right place. Using three camera units to monitor thousands of points on the skin,
For more information about the Memorial Cancer Center, go to www.lcmh.com/cancer.
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Physician Spotlight Married to Medicine Darin Doumite, MD & Amanda Ellington, MD share a life and surgery practice.
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They share a thriving practice with two other surgeons all while balancing the demands of medicine and family needs, which includes three children ages five and under.
surgery her main focus as the fight against the disease has turned personal with a close family member recently being diagnosed.
There are thousands of resources that give advice if you should find yourself “married to your job” but from a figurative sense. When it comes to surgeons Darin Doumite, MD and Amanda Ellington, MD their situation takes a more literal approach as the two are indeed married – to each other – and work in the same practice of Memorial Medical Group Surgery and Trauma.
“I get emotionally involved with my breast cancer patients and empathize with them as they await results and treatment options,” Dr. Ellington says. “I am grateful that they trust me to come here and not feel like they have to go to a big name center. We can always improve what we can do for patients and that goes beyond a good surgery and medicine.”
“We have evolved into a great working relationship over the past five years. Surgeons tend to be somewhat hard headed and set in their ways. Initially when we started out we bumped heads quiet a bit. We both had our own way of doing things, but now we compliment each other in so many ways,” Dr. Doumite says. “Having a partner that is your significant other definitely has more pros than cons from a lifestyle standpoint and as well as patient care and safety standpoint. It adds a lot to our practice.”
General surgeon was always in the back of Dr. Doumite’s mind as he worked through medical school. He had a cousin who was a surgeon and he always looked up to him. Today, his main drive is to help colon cancer patients. The couple will admit they have a playful professional rivalry at times, comparing production numbers and such, but at the same time enjoy the fact that they can relate to each other’s work day in a challenging profession they both find rewarding. They share a thriving practice with two other surgeons all while balancing the demands of medicine and family needs, which includes three children ages five and under.
Dr. Doumite and Dr. Ellington are both Louisiana natives. He is from the Kinder area while she is from the New Orleans area. The couple met at general surgery training at LSU – Shreveport. The pair is open about their relationship with their patients, and on most days the two surgeons will spend their work days with one in the clinic and the other in the operating room. Still, their paths will cross several times a day and there are times when a challenging surgery has them assisting each other. The so-called burnout phase of spending too much time together has yet to happen.
“We like, if possible, for one of us to be able to pick our kids up from school. It is important to our kids. We know the importance of family and we like to make those things happen. Now how long that will last is anyone’s guess,” Dr. Doumite says. “As we get busier and busier and the kids get more active in sports, we’ll have to find a new way to balance things to make sure our family is the priority. We take pride in our patient outcomes, but also take pride in being parents.”
“Really, for the patients, it adds so much to their care from the standpoint of having two surgeons on most major operations assisting each other. You have two sets of eyes and a physician with 13-years of experience helping you,” Dr. Ellington says. “People see us as interchangeable. We see each other’s patients for follow-ups. There’s continuity and I see it as a luxury for us and our patients.”
You can reach Dr. Doumite and Dr. Ellington at Memorial Medical Group Surgery & Trauma at 337.494.4868 or at www.lcmmg.com
Dr. Ellington started out with aspirations of becoming a pediatrician, but then she went through a surgery rotation in medical school and was hooked. She has made breast cancer
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Matthew Abraham, MD • Sleep Health Matthew Abraham, MD, is the new director of Lake Charles Memorial Sleep Health. Dr. Abraham is board-certified and fellowship-trained in sleep medicine and is board-certified in family medicine. Dr. Abraham has more than 15 years of experience in sleep medicine. Prior to coming to Memorial he worked at Our Lady of Lourdes Comprehensive Sleep Disorder Center in Lafayette and Premiere Sleep Medicine Center in Baton Rouge. He received his degree in biology and minor in chemistry from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He achieved his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport. His postgraduate training includes a family medicine residency at LSU University Medical Center in Lafayette and a sleep medicine fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Abraham is an active member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Louisiana Association of Sleep Medicine and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Lake Charles Memorial Sleep Health • 1701 Oak Park Boulevard • Lake Charles, LA 70601 337.494.2393 • www.lcmh.com/sleep
Collin Bowe, MD • Hospitalist Collin Bowe, MD, is an internal medicine physician who serves as a hospitalist, treating and caring for patients admitted to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bowe was born in Raceland and went to high school in Natchitoches. He graduated Louisiana State University with a degree in biochemistry and received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. His post-graduate training includes an internal medicine residency at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma. Dr. Bowe is a published researcher who has worked for the UCLA School of Medicine, Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center, Tufts University and New England Medical Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Medical University of South Carolina.
Said Cantu, MD • Psychiatry Psychiatrist Said Cantu, MD serves as medical director of the Archer Institute, the area’s newest behavioral health hospital. Dr. Cantu has been on staff at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital since 2008. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico and received his bachelors in biology and medical degree from University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon. His post-graduate training includes a residency in psychiatry from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. 2829 4th Avenue • Lake Charles, LA 70601 337.477.7091 • www.lcmmg.com Accepting New Patients
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Alan Hinton, MD • Orthopedic Surgery Alan Hinton, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon. A native of Lake Charles, Dr. Hinton has a degree in chemical engineering from McNeese State University. He went on to receive his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. His post-graduate training includes a residency in orthopedic surgery from LSU in New Orleans and a fellowship in sports medicine from the University of Pennsylvania Sports Medicine Center. Dr. Hinton has been in private practice in Lake Charles since 1995. He specializes in orthopedic procedures, including all surgeries with knees, shoulders, ankles, hands/elbows and fractures. Dr. Alan Hinton also maintains a reputation for being a joint replacement expert, completing thousands of surgeries with an incredible success rate. Dr. Hinton is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has a subspecialty certification in orthopedic sports medicine. He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Calcasieu Parish Medical Society, Louisiana State Medical Society and Louisiana Orthopedic Association. 230 West Sale Road • Lake Charles, LA 70605 337.477.5252 • www.lcmmg.com • www.hintonorthopedics.com Accepting New Patients
Robert Moukarzel, MD • Orthopedic Surgery Robert Moukarzel, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He graduated Suma Cum Laude with a degree in management from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York and received his medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. His post-graduate training includes a general surgery residency from Staten Island Hospital and Albany Medical Center Hospital. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Albany Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. Before coming to the Memorial Medical Group, Dr. Moukarzel practiced at Baton Rouge General Medical Center and Ochsner Health Center. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and is a diplomat with the National Board of Medical Examiners. 1717 Oak Park Boulevard, 3rd Floor • Lake Charles, LA 70601 337.494.4900 • www.lcmmg.com Accepting New Patients
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Cancer Conference a team of specialists, working for you Memorial’s Cancer Conference team meets weekly to discuss the diagnosis, staging and treatment plan for our newly diagnosed cancer patients. This team includes physicians from the specialties of surgery, pathology, radiology, medical oncology and radiation oncology as well as primary care physicians. Allied healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and oncology data managers also participate in this conference. This ensures that the entire team has the diagnosis and staging information, action plan and support needed to make decisions and take the next steps. Our professionals will provide unhurried consultations and take the time to explain processes and treatment options—and discuss potential advantages and disadvantages of therapies—so you can make the most informed treatment choice.
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Support Groups LIFE, HOPE, COURAGE
SARCOIDOSIS SUPPORT GROUP
Cancer Support Group For those cancer patients who are newly diagnosed,
A group for people in our area dealing with this incurable disease, to come together to share their stories, health tips
undergoing treatment, or who have completed treatment.
and support. For more information, call Sabrina Sonnier at
For more information call Ashley Rene, LMSW, (337) 494-
(337) 842-5939.
4644. Held each month
Third Tuesday of each month Shearman Conference Room
Radiation Oncology Conference Room
6pm - 7pm
11:45 am - 1pm
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP Don’t underestimate the importance of education and peer support when living with diabetes. Located at Memorial’s
LA LECHE LEAGUE A breastfeeding group, La Leche League offers a series of meetings consisting of four classes that are helpful for
Diabetes Education Office, 2804 2nd Avenue. For more information, call Memorial’s Diabetes Education at (337) 4946425.
pregnant moms and moms who are already nursing. Meetings are free and open to mothers and babies. First Thursday of each month
First Tuesday of each month
Memorial for Women Education Room 2
Diabetes Education Office • 10am – 11am
10am – 11:30am
LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER Looking good can often be an important step toward feeling good - especially for women who are fighting the cancer battle. With that in mind, Memorial and the American Cancer Society are offering women struggling with cancer - the diagnosis, treatment and concerns about their appearance - a chance to Look Good...Feel Better. For more information, call (337) 433-5817. Held every quarter. Advance registration required. Shearman Conference Room • Noon - 2:00pm SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES Call JoAnn Brooks at (337) 480-8308 for more information. August Monday, August 6 • 8:30-10:30am Wednesday, August 22 • 5-7pm September Monday, September 10 • 8:30-10:30am Wednesday, September 26 • 5-7pm
October Monday, October 8 • 8:30-10:30am Wednesday, October 24 • 5-7pm November Monday, November 5 • 8:30-10:30am Wednesday, November 14 • 5-7pm 18
December Monday, December 3 • 8:30-10:30am Wednesday, December 12 • 5-7pm
Prenatal and Family Education Classes Registration is required for all classes. For more information or to register, call 480-7243. All classes are held in the education rooms at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women, 1900 W. Gauthier Road. Tours are available after all prenatal classes and at 1:30pm on the first Thursday of each month. PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS 4-WEEK SERIES This class is highly recommended for its hands-on, and often fun, approach to dealing with labor, delivery and recovery. Birth preparation is discussed regarding natural delivery, birth with an epidural and cesarean birth. Bring your pillows, your questions and don’t forget to breathe. Recommended during the last three months of pregnancy. Call for 2019 dates. 9 am – 4 pm • $40/Couple ONE DAY PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS Learn comfort, relaxation, positioning, breathing, and massage
BABY CARE CLASS The Baby Care Class reviews newborn characteristics, general
techniques for increasing the comfort level and enhancing the birth experience during this condensed version of the Prepared
baby care, early parenting issues and community resources. Recommended during the last 3 months of pregnancy.
Childbirth Series. Recommended for the last 3 months of pregnancy. Saturdays - July 28, August 25, September 22,
Mondays - August 20, October 8, December 3 6pm – 8pm • $10/Couple
October 13, November 10 9am – 4pm • $40/Couple
INFANT AND CHILD CPR CLASS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Learn and practice rescue for choking and CPR for infants. This is
BREASTFEEDING CLASS Learn positioning, latch-on, early feedings and the importance
NOT a certifying or credentialing course, but is recommended for expectant parents, new parents and support persons.
of assessing baby’s intake during the Breastfeeding Class.
Thursdays - August 30, October 4, November 15 6pm – 8:30pm • $10/Person
Recommended during the last 3 months of pregnancy. Thursdays - August 23, September 20, October 11, November 8, December 6 6pm – 8:30pm • $10/Couple SIBLING CLASS This class is recommended during the last three months of pregnancy. Preparing siblings for the arrival of a new baby can be as confusing as it is joyous. This class focuses on the unity of the family. Older siblings ages 2-10 are asked to attend with one or both parents. The children will have hands-on practice with dolls to learn how to interact with a new baby. Parents will receive informative guidelines and everyone will tour the mother/baby unit. Mondays - August 20, October 8, December 3 6pm – 7pm • $10/Family
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SAFE SITTER The best sitter is a safe sitter! The Safe Sitter® Class is designed for boys and girls ages 11 to 13. Sitters learn safety tips for when they are home alone or working with children, how to recognize a medical emergency, how to perform choking rescue or CPR for children and babies, and how to have fun entertaining children. Call for 2019 dates. 8:30am - 3:15pm | $40/Sitter
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1701 Oak Park Blvd. Lake Charles, LA 70601
Memorial Medical Milestones Kathy DeRouen Senior Vice President of Marketing Matt Felder Communications Manager This is a publication from Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. The information in this newsletter is intended to inform patients and potential patients about subjects pertinent to their care not as medical education. Š 2018 Printed in U.S.A.
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