HOSPITAL: A look back at the year 2022

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Mayra Rocha, RN

Nurse Excellence, Clinic Setting — Jason Pounds, LPN

Non-traditional Nurse of the Year — Janice Augustine, RN

Rookie of the Year — Kelsi Jones, RN

Friend of Nursing — Dale Borde

Hospital Day at the Capitol

Our Lady of the Angels and the LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program were proud to again participate in Hospital Day at the Capitol, hosted by the Louisiana Hospital Association. Residents, Dr. Saadia Ibrahim and Dr. Antonio Waring, joined Toni Stevens, business development officer, Savannah Saltaformaggio, business development specialist, and Angela Lambert, director of marketing and communications, to showcase their rural family medicine program. Together, they are improving the health of this community.

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

Our Lady of the Angels presented their very first DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Patsy Welch, labor and delivery nurse director.

The DAISY Award, established in 1999, was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes to honor the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day. Barnes passed away after an eight-week hospital stay, and his family was moved to action by the amazing care he received throughout that time.

Impact Training

The hospital graduated their first Impact Training Class last year. This comprehensive workforce development program empowers frontline team members to help improve patient care and take an active role in their own career development. Congratulations to Alyssa LeBlanc, Deidra Robinson, Jemeka Johnson, Tammy Taylor, Jessika Clark, Tonelle Gibson, Lisa Wise, Kellie Hebert and Laura Rankins on their achievement.

Walk-in Clinic

Our Lady of the Angels celebrated the grand opening of its Bogalusa walk-in clinic — located at 106 Avenue B. This innovative primary care clinic offers 7 day-a-week urgent care access without the urgent care co-pay.

Graduate Medical Education

The hospital celebrated the 2022 LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency graduates and welcomed the newest class of resi-

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HOSPITAL: Had a successful 2022

FROM dent physicians. The graduate medical education program at Our Lady of the Angels is one of a handful of rural programs in the country that provides full-scope family medicine in a setting that is exclusively rural and community-based. This stellar program turns out six highly trained rural physicians each year.

5 Stars

Our Lady of the Angels once again earned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 5 Star Rating for Patient Experience. This honor is based on HCAHPS survey responses. HCAHPS scores are the national standard for patient satisfaction measurement.

Readers’ Choice Recognitions

Our Lady of the Angels was proud to receive several readers’ choice awards from The Bogalusa Daily News and EDGE of the Lake Magazine readers.

Northshore District Nurses Association Honors

Seven Our Lady of the Angels nurses received 2022 Northshore District Nurses Association honors, and the hospital couldn’t be prouder.

Sherri Bullock, RN, Medicine Unit, Sonya Flynn, RN, Behavioral Health Unit, Kelsi Jones, RN, ICU, Myra Rocha, RN, Emergency Department and Mary Beth Thorman, RN, Medicine Unit, each received 2022 Nurse Excellence Awards.

Jane Donovan, RN, Behavioral Health Nurse Director, was recognized for 50+ years of nursing practice, and Christy Bickham, LPN, Medicine Unit, received a scholarship toward her continued education as she pursues her RN degree.

Nightingale Award Nominations

Three Our Lady of the Angels nurses were nominated for 2022 Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Awards.

Janice Augustine, RN – Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA) Hall of Fame

Kelsi Jones, RN – Rookie of the Year

Patsy Welch, RN – Registered Nurse of the Year

New Leadership

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