About a week before Hurricane Laura hit, Liz Miller, an elementary school teacher of 39 years, had a Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...
Continue ReadingIn Rod Rodrigues’ 84 years, he has always been a healthy and hardworking family man who loves life to it’s fullest. He served in ...
Continue ReadingWilborn Poole didn’t know how bad his diseased aortic valve was, until after the TAVR procedure. As someone who spends a lot of ...
Continue ReadingLake Charles Memorial Health System has been recognized as Top 100 in the nation for Patient Safety in Cardiac Care. Our 2024 quality awards are from ...
Continue ReadingLake Charles Memorial Health System welcomes Charles “Charlie” J. Lathram III, FACMPE, CCP as the new Vice President of Physician Services. Lathram ...
Continue ReadingYou may be familiar with celebrating Mardi Gras by lining the streets and waiting for floats to pass, throwing candy and beads. Because of the crowds ...
Continue ReadingThe Golden Stethoscope Award is presented monthly, and recognizes an outstanding LCMHS provider (doctors, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, ...
Continue ReadingLake Charles Memorial Health System is proud to announce the certification of its cardiovascular rehabilitation program by the American Association of ...
Continue ReadingThe body is made up of a connection of blood vessels that include arteries, veins, and capillaries. Each of these networks serves a purpose in the ...
Continue ReadingWhen the heart’s own natural systems for setting a regular heart pace do not function properly, these are considered “electrical” cardiac problems. ...
Continue ReadingLake Charles Memorial's non-invasive cardiology focuses on the detection and treatment of heart disease, using external tests—rather than instruments ...
Continue ReadingLake Charles Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in Louisiana to use a new treatment option for patients with severely calcified coronary artery ...
Continue ReadingMany cardiovascular events are emergent by nature, which means that the emergency room is often the first point of contact our health system has with ...
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