Memorial Medical Milestones Spring 2017

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Medical Milestones Spring 2017

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To our community Progress is not slowing down.

Larry Graham President & CEO Lake Charles Memorial Health System

2017 will be a busy year, but one that will leave Memorial in a better place to serve you.

There are so many high points to look back on and even more new ones on the horizon. Most recently, we began construction of The Archer Institute of Lake Charles Memorial Health System, located on our South Campus on Nelson Road, and opened the Memorial Medical Group Urgent Care at our new medical office building also on Nelson Road. With the new Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room Phase 2 expansion, Independence Walk and the revamped Dr. William R. Condos, Jr. Cardiology Studies Unit completed on our Main Campus, we now set our sights on the new year with a host of new projects scheduled for 2017.

This year we will continue construction as we revamp and expand our facilities to better serve you. Renovations will begin in the kitchen at our main campus. This area has not been updated since it was built in the 1950s. It will require patience and support during construction. There will be limitations and inconveniences during that time, but remember our food service team will be working under restrictive conditions due to the renovations. The end result will be worth it providing an improved working area for our kitchen staff and more modern appliances.

Around April, we expect to finish our new Day Surgery and operating room project. Phase 3 of the ER should also be complete. It encompasses a new radiology suite, remodeling of the telemetry beds, and several new isolation rooms. We will then begin the final phase of the ER project, remodeling the old ER, which should be complete sometime in the fall. Lastly, we expect to open The Archer Institute by the end of the year.

It will be a busy year, but one that will leave Memorial in a better place to serve you.

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3D Mammography

Edward Bergen, DO: Cardiologist & Army Veteran Lake Charles Memorial Health System and its related entities

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Lake Charles Memorial Health System cumple con las leyes New Doctors and Locations federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo.

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Patient Non-Discrimination:

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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.

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Genius™ 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ Exams Arrive system is recommended for women of all ages and breast densities. The system allows our radiologists to more effectively pinpoint the size, shape and location of abnormalities. This leads to better detection and greater peace of mind for our patients.

Lake Charles Memorial is excited to offer Genius™ 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exams, developed by Hologic, Inc., a worldwide leader in women’s health. Utilizing advanced breast tomosynthesis technology, which is the creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays, Genius exams are clinically proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, while simultaneously decreasing the number of women asked to return for additional testing.

Large clinical studies in the U.S. and Europe have demonstrated the positive benefits of a Genius 3D MAMMOGRAPHY™ exam. The largest study to date on breast cancer screening using the Genius exam was published in the June 25, 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

In conventional 2D mammography, overlapping tissue is a leading reason why small breast cancers may be missed and normal tissue may appear abnormal, leading to unnecessary callbacks. A Genius exam includes a threedimensional method of imaging that can greatly reduce the tissue overlap effect.

Findings include:

A Genius exam includes both 2D images and dimensional scans. During the dimensional portion of the exam, an X-ray arm sweeps in a slight arc over the breast, taking multiple images. A computer then converts the images into a stack of thin layers, allowing the radiologist to review the breast tissue one layer at a time. A Genius exam requires no additional compression and takes just a few seconds longer than a conventional 2D breast cancer screening exam.

A 41% increase in the detection of invasive breast cancers.

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A 29% increase in the detection of all breast cancers.

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A 15% decrease in women recalled for additional imaging.

Memorial is committed to the fight against breast cancer.

In offering the Genius exam, Lake Charles Memorial Breast Health provides a more accurate tool for breast cancer screening. www.lcmh.com/breasthealth

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Genius exams are clinically proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, while simultaneously decreasing the number of women asked to return for additional testing.

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Cath Lab Upgrades

GE Innova IGS 520

The large monitor display allows for the use to view live, review previous films and patient diagnostics all monitored on the same screen at the same time. It also allows for different sizes of viewing.

One of Memorial’s three cath labs recently completed a full renovation. The lab is now equipped with the GE Innova IGS 520.

The Innova IGS 520 offers 38 percent greater coverage and thus limits panning during cardiac procedures. The system is designed to provide image clarity while helping keep radiation exposure as low as possible.

The Innova has the capability to integrate other pieces of equipment with simultaneous viewing.

The unit allows for lower radiation dose without compromising the clarity of the images. It has radiation exposure reporting that allows staff to track not only the staff exposure but the exposure to the patient.

It includes features like InnovaSense, an advanced patient contouring technology that uses an active sensor to assess movement of the live x-ray and select the optimal position relative to the patient. By reducing the distance from the receptor to the patient, the system optimizes the patient images and helps reduce radiation exposure.

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Dr. William R. Condos, Jr. Cardiology Studies

Memorial has completed renovations and upgrades to its non-invasive cardiology unit. It has been renamed in honor of Dr. William R. Condos, Jr. Dr. Condos committed decades of service at the Heart and Vascular Center, a part of Memorial Medical Group, at Memorial.

He is a retired cardiologist who served as Medical Director of Cardiology from 1997 - 2012, was an integral part of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital’s Cardiology Services for almost almost 20 years. His reputation among his peers and his patients was stellar.

Non-invasive cardiology focuses on the detection and treatment of heart disease, using external tests—rather than instruments inserted into the body—to evaluate and diagnose cardiac disorders. Patients with a history of heart disease, suspected valve disease or chest pain with unknown cause may be referred by their physician for a non-invasive evaluation. The unit conducts non-invasive tests such as ultrasounds, EKG, stress testing and tilt table tests.

For more information on the Dr. William R. Condos, Jr. Cardiology Studies unit, call 337.494.3245.

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Dr. William R. Condos, Jr.

wheelchair to walking After Hip Revision Surgery At age 28, Chance Snow spent the last six years of his life in a wheelchair and wasn’t sure if he would ever be without it. It all started at a young age when he underwent surgery on both hips for treatment of a pediatric hip disorder. After developing end stage arthritis of both hips, he had a right hip replacement. Unfortunately, an infection set in soon after the surgery and additional surgeries where required to try and clear the infection without success.

Ultimately, they had to remove the right hip implant and replace it with a large block of antibiotic cement. Months of antibiotics to treat and clear the infection were used, but the infection persisted and the block of cement ended up shattering.

Unable to move or place any weight on his right hip, Snow began to compensate with his left hip, quickly aggravating the left hip arthritis. Under his surgeon’s recommendation, a replacement of his left hip was performed even though the right hip was still infected and unstable. The newly replaced left hip was inserted incorrectly and eventually became infected. The right leg was more than six inches shorter than the left, and both hips were unstable, infected, and unable to support any of his body weight.

Snow, who lives in Ruston, LA, searched the country to find a doctor that would fix his complex hip condition. He sent paper work to Berkley, Stanford, New York Presbyterian, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami, and Mayo Clinic.

Everyone was giving him the same answer: There was nothing that could be done to save his hips. The best treatment option offered was amputation of both of his legs at the hip, which would leave him wheelchair bound.

Chance Snow

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“There is nothing more rewarding than getting a wheelchair-bound patient up and walking again.”

Dr. Robert Duarte

performing. Revision surgeries are generally more complex with increased risks compared to primary joint replacements.

“It felt like a death sentence at first because you lose your independence. I lost my house. I couldn’t drive. I was living great on my own and then, all of a sudden, you go in for something that is supposed to be routine and it’s not routine,” Snow recalls. “I come out of the hospital 90 days later and I had to sell my house, car and with it went my independence. I was pretty much bed bound at that point because my leg was so infected.”

“I enjoy the complexity, the actual procedures, as well as the process of identifying the underlining problem with failed replaced joints,” Dr. Duarte says. “Listening to the patient and communication is critical. It gives you a great deal of satisfaction to fix a failed or problematic joint replacement that a patient thinks or is told is normal or unfixable. As with Mr. Snow, there is nothing more rewarding than getting a wheelchair-bound patient up and walking again.”

That’s when a family friend pointed him to Dr. Robert Duarte, an orthopaedic surgeon with Orthopaedic Specialists, a part of the Memorial Medical Group. Dr Duarte is the only board certified orthopaedic surgeon in Lake Charles with fellowship training in total joint replacements and complex revision joint surgery.

It took a multi-specialty team of Dr. Duarte, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Thomas Axelrad, Radiologist Dr. Richard Martinez and Oncologist Dr. Michael Bergeron working together to get Snow back on track.

“Given Mr. Snow’s complications, aggressive treatment of the infection was planned. I chose to treat his right hip broken spacer cement block with a different type of temporary antibiotic spacer that would allow for immediate full weight bearing and restoration of length, while also releasing antibiotics into the joint,” Dr. Duarte says. “Next, the left hip components were replaced with new properly positioned implants after the hip was carefully cleaned. Immediate weight bearing was started the day of surgery. After gaining control of the infection, the right hip temporary antibiotic spacer was replaced with new hip implants for full weight bearing.”

“I was wheeled in and I walked out. Six weeks after my last surgery, I was able to go to the grocery store and walk with a buggy for the first time in eight years. I knew the journey wouldn’t be easy, but it was a very good battle with Dr. Duarte, knowing he is in my corner. Little did we know that we were looking all over the world for answers and three hours away from my house, Lake Charles had someone who could fix me.” www.lcmh.com/hipcenter

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Targeting Muscle Pain Christine Doucet searches for relief. For years she has experienced pain in her neck and shoulders.

“I’ve been sitting behind a desk for almost 30 years,” Doucet says. “The repetitive daily movements I would make eventually lead to unbearable pain. I couldn’t turn my head without turning my entire body, as well as my shoulders.”

Doucet went through your typical physical therapy regimen. When that didn’t yield results, she turned to a new treatment offered by Lake Charles Memorial Outpatient Rehabilitation called dry needling.

Physical Therapist Reba Desonier is certified to perform dry needling, which has proven to be an effective treatment for chronic pain, acute pain, radicular pain, muscle imbalance, tightness and paralysis.

“The muscles can get twisted and turned around in there,” she says. “They overlap and are very tight.”

The treatment is delivered through a small filament inserted into the muscle in the region of a trigger point.

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With Pinpoint Dry Needling Therapy

The treatment to fix this ailment is delivered through a small filament inserted into the muscle in the region of a trigger point. Dry needling is simple, safe, and, most of all, effective as indicated from multiple research studies of its growing popularity.

“We feel for the tightness in the muscle and insert the needle into the trigger point,” Desonier says. “What happens is the needle goes into the muscle - this causes the muscle to twitch, respond to that needle and the idea is that things will lay back down natural and even and smooth and long again.”

Desonier completed more than 50 hours of classroom instruction, with several written and practical examinations. Significant study and literature review was required before each course along with 200 technique practice encounters. Therapists are required by the Louisiana State Board to have two years experience as a licensed therapist before they can take their first class.

The certification and training allows her to treat muscles in patients from top to bottom. It’s a relief for patients like Doucet who have benefited from the immediate results.

“I feel better,” Doucet says. “The treatment started working instantly and gave me the relief I needed to continue my career pain free.”

For more information, contact Outpatient Physical & Occupational Rehabilitation at 337.494.2556. www.lcmh.com/dryneedling

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Reba Desonier

Dry needling is simple, safe and, most of all, effective as indicated from multiple research studies of its growing popularity.

Physician Spotlight Edward Bergen, DO, FACC, FSCAI, CCDS Interventional Cardiologist & Army Veteran

Dr Bergen in front of one of Sadam Hussein’s former palaces.

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From the frontlines to the cath lab, Dr. Edward Bergen credits the military for making him a better cardiologist.

It was 2011, towards the tail end of the Iraq War when there was much less trauma, but he still treated his fair share of front-line casualties. Most of his time was spent treating cardiovascular disease and triaging chest pain in contractors brought over to rebuild. Plus, a prison across the street put him face to face with those on the other side of the conflict.

The New Jersey native’s road to medical school was what some would call atypical. After graduating from Rutgers, Dr. Bergen went to work for a few years before enrolling. A family legacy would make it all possible – service in the military. He is the son of a Vietnam War Veteran and brother to a Marine Colonel.

“My brother was stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego. So, I put in my two-week notice and drove across the country to hang out with my brother for a couple of months before starting medical school,” Dr. Bergen recalls. “He informed me that they have a lot of programs that pay for medical school. I looked into it and that is how I ended up in the Army.”

“You’re not used to practicing medicine with people who come to you with a bag over their head and you have to peel off your name tag and there are cultural and language barriers,” Dr. Bergen says.

“Most of them had very poor health and a multitude of medical problems. No matter what my personal beliefs might have been, I had to put those aside and treat the patient.”

Dr. Bergen will tell you that one of the hardest parts of medical school is trying to figure out what field of medicine you want to go into. He was at one time convinced he wanted to be a surgeon, then internal medicine and ultimately cardiology.

After 14 years of service and achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Dr. Bergen decided to make the transition to civilian life.

The question was “where to go next?”

The family of five looked around for a permanent place to call home. His wife is from Jackson, LA, and she had a strong desire to move back to her home state. Baton Rouge was the intended destination, but then he received a random email about a great opportunity in Lake Charles. That brought them to Southwest Louisiana with a legacy he will forever cherish.

Cardiology also comes with a multitude of sub-specialties. He was set to do electrophysiology, working on the electrical side of cardiology with pacemakers and defibrillators. He ultimately ended up gravitating into interventional cardiology.

“It’s such a personal decision,” he says from his office overlooking Oak Park Boulevard. “I wanted something that would challenge me mentally but also technically from a procedural aspect.

Interventional cardiology provides both on a daily basis.”

“You will never hear me say a bad thing about our military. They were wonderful to me. The most important part of what makes a physician is the post-graduate training and I received phenomenal training for which I will be forever grateful,” Dr. Bergen says. “You have a lot of other experiences that are very unique, such as deploying overseas, learning to adapt to practicing medicine with very limited resources and dealing with heart attacks without a cath lab. It’s not something you are used to doing, but it’s made me a better physician.”

Dr. Bergen spent eight years at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he completed his internal medicine residency and a fellowship in cardiology. He completed another fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio.

The Bergen family was then stationed at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso for six years. During that time, Dr. Bergen served as the Chief of Cardiology and was deployed to the 86th Combat Support Hospital at the Sather Air Base, Baghdad, Iraq for Operation New Dawn.

Dr. Bergen can be reached by calling Heart & Vascular Center at 337.494.3278.

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Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women welcomed 2,047 special bundles of joy into the world

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The Family Birth Center has seen more than 23,000 births since it opened its doors on Memorial’s South Campus in 2003 located at the corner of Gauthier and Nelson Roads. Memorial for Women believes it is important for women to have choices and to be in control of their pregnancy and birth experiences, which is why the hospital provides family-centered maternity care. Close attention is paid to personal preferences.

“Women are discovering the quality and individualized care, not to mention the perks, that Memorial for Women brings to the childbirth experience, “ says Marilyn McSwain, Administrator at Memorial for Women. “We offer 24 modern labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum suites plus four surgical suites for cesarean sections, specially designed to accommodate women through every phase of the delivery process.”

(or 20,470 little piggies if you’re counting toes) in 2016, a record number of births for Southwest Louisiana’s maternity leader.

Find the perfect OB doctor at www.lcmh.com/obgyn.

Take a virtual tour of Memorial for Women at www.lcmh.com.

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Memorial for Women Achieves Louisiana’s Highest Breastfeeding Quality Designation Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women earns Louisiana’s primary breastfeeding designation given by The Gift. The Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health – Bureau of Family Health awards The Gift designation is given to Louisiana birthing facilities who improve hospital practices and policies that are aligned with the evidence-based, internationally recognized Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding of the WHO/UNICEF BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative. Policy development, education of staff, patient education and provision of discharge resources for breastfeeding mothers are key components of the program.

“We are thrilled to join the family of top-tier maternity facilities in the state in receiving The Gift designation,” says Marilyn McSwain, administrator at Memorial for Women. “This achievement demonstrates our team’s commitment to offering quality, patientcentered care and highlights improvements our hospital has made specifically to help produce better outcomes for all mothers and infants, as well as assure that we are fully supporting mothers who chose to breastfeed.”

The Gift is an evidence-based designation program for Louisiana birthing facilities designed to increase breastfeeding rates and hospital success by improving the quality of maternity services and enhancing patient-centered care. The Gift designation gives Memorial for Women a better opportunity to achieve further certifications and accreditations, as well as meet national and international quality measures and standards of care.

“Our goal is to provide mothers and babies with the very best information and tools at this crucial moment in their lives and we are able to do so through valuable hospital partners like Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women,” says Marci Brewer Asling, State Breastfeeding Program Manager, Bureau of Family Health. “The Gift program encourages continued progress toward the pursuit of the international designation, Baby-Friendly, a global initiative to promote hospitals and birthing centers that offer optimal care in lactation services.”

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About The Gift Launched in 2006, Louisiana’s The Gift program has designated 24 of 52 eligible birthing facilities. It is a hospital designation program that provides resources and a framework to help birthing facilities improve breastfeeding outcomes through of

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All Louisiana birthing facilities are eligible to participate in The Gift.

For more information, please visit www.thegiftla.org.

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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.

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Second Wednesday of 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 March 20 June 19 Sept 18 Dec 11

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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.

Mondays: March 6, 13, 20, 27 • May 1, 8, 15, 22 • July 10, 17, 23, 31 • Wednesdays: September 6, 13, 20, 27 6pm - 8pm • $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.

April 1 • June 3 • August 26

April 3 • June 5 • August 21 October 16 • November 13

October 14 • November 11 9am – 4pm • $40/Couple

6pm – 8pm • $10/Couple INFANT AND CHILD CPR CLASS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

BREASTFEEDING CLASS Learn positioning, latch-on, early feedings and the importance

Learn and practice rescue for choking and CPR for infants. This is NOT a certifying or credentialing course, but is recommended for

of assessing baby’s intake during the Breastfeeding Class.

expectant parents, new parents and support persons.

April 6 • June 1 • August 24

Recommended during the last 3 months of pregnancy.

March 16 • April 27 • May 11 • June 8 • July 13 • August 31 • September 22

October 26 • December 14 6pm – 8:30pm • $10/Person

October 19 • November 9 • December 7 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.

April 17 • June 26 • August 28 October 23 • December 4

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.

June 21 • July 12 8:30am - 3:15pm • $40/Sitter

6pm – 7pm • $10/Family

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Surgeon Thomas M. Rossowski, MD joins Memorial Medical Group Surgeon Thomas M. Rossowski, MD is the newest addition to the Memorial Medical Group. He shares the office with fellow surgeons Drs. William Moss, Thomas Strong and Richard Shimer at Surgical Associates located at 2770 3rd Avenue, Suite 120.

Dr. Rossowski graduated from Tulane University with a degree in biochemistry. He went on to receive his medical degree from Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans.

His post-graduate training includes a general surgery residency at Tulane University Medical Center followed by a general surgery residency at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport.

Dr. Thomas Rossowski

Dr. Rossowski specializes in conditions involving surgery of the breast, endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract, colon, liver, pancreas and rectum cause by injury or disease.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Surgical Associates at 337.494.4868 or visit www.lcmmg.com.

On the Move to Nelson Road

Dr. Seth Billiodeaux

4345 Nelson Road Interventional Pain Management Specialist Seth Billiodeaux, MD and Neurologist Murali Bogavalli, MD have moved their practices to the Memorial medical office building at 4345 Nelson Road, Suite 201. They can be reached by calling 337.480.7903.

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