Dear Friends:

The summer brings sizzling temperatures and more news from Lane, including the following:

•     Three new physicians will begin practicing at Lane –
• Joshua Best, MD, OB/GYN, joining Dr. Keith Elbourne at Bayou Regional Women’s Clinic;  
• Venkata Gadi, MD, interventional cardiologist, joining Dr. Deepak Thekkoott and Dr. Charles Thompson at Cardiovascular Institute of the South; and
• Adam Whatley, MD, orthopaedic surgeon, joining Dr. David Rabalais at Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic.           

•       FASTLane, our new after hours walk-in clinic in Zachary, is now seeing patients! It is fully staffed by licensed physicians and conveniently located at 19900 Old Scenic Hwy in the Lake Pointe Centre.  It is open when most physician offices are closed: Monday – Friday, 2p.m. - 10p.m. and Saturday – Sunday, 9a.m. – 6p.m. Plus, a second location in Central will be opening soon. Call (225)570-2618 for more information.

•       Great news from Senator Mary Landrieu’s office! We are receiving a $300,000 federal appropriations grant to fund our Digital Mammography System. This equipment will make an immediate difference in the healthcare provided to more than 98,000 residents in our service area.

•       And, we are very proud to report that Lane is the ONLY hospital in the Baton Rouge area, and one of only 26 hospitals in the entire state, to receive the Platinum Level Louisiana Hospital Quality Award, presented by eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana. This is the highest award that can be given to recognize continued improvement of care in the areas of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care. We have a great team here, and it shows!

As always, we know that YOU are the reason we are here. We will continue to provide the best healthcare possible and continue to achieve excellence on your behalf.  Please feel free to email me via our website: LaneRMC.org under "contacts,” or call me directly at (225)658-4303.