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Rudy selected for residency

The Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Podiatric Medicine and Surgical Residency Program Welcomes a Foot and Ankle Specialist Sydney RudyDPM, as their newest resident. The program is a partnership with the Center for Orthopaedics.

Rudy started the three-year program in July.

Originally from Mound, Minn., Rudy earned both a Bachelor’s and Master of Science degree in microbiology from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. She received her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio.

Rudy served in several leadership roles while completing her degree, including director of local affairs for the Ohio Podiatric Medical Student Association; student representative on the board of trustees for the Ohio Foot and Ankle Medicine Association; and assistant director of research for the American College of Podiatric Medicine.

Rudy will receive training in the operating room at Christus Ochsner St. Patrick, Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital, Christus Imperial Calcasieu Surgical Center, and West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. She will gain extensive direct patient care experience in wound care, diabetes care, and podiatric research, and will receive podiatric and orthopedic training including clinical and practice management in the hospital and office setting.

Rudy will also rotate through various specialties at Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital, including emergency medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, and radiology. Sports medicine training, both at the college and high school level, will also be a focus of her training.

Orthodontic group welcomes Laborde

Maggie Laborde MillerDDS, has joined Crawford Orthodontics in Lake Charles.

Miller is a Lake Charles native and a graduate of St. Louis High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and her Doctor of Dental Surgery from LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans, where she was inducted into the prestigious Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society.

After practicing general dentistry for two years, Miller completed her orthodontic residency at LSU New Orleans and began her career as an orthodontist. For the past two years, she has worked in private practice in New Orleans and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Crawford Orthodontics is owned and operated by Doctor Craig Crawford and provides comprehensive orthodontic care for patients of all ages. The practice is located at 701 W. College St.

All health care facility receives subsidy

Allen Parish Health Care is one of 13 health care facilities in Louisiana to receive the 2024 Funds for Safety grant, sponsored by LHA Trust Funds. The annual grant program helps health care organizations fund their unique patient safety improvement initiatives.

Allen Parish Community Healthcare’s Funds For Safety project will develop a comprehensive digital rounds system that uses technology to perform routine patient check-ins, assess their well-being, and address any concerns every 15 minutes. This system is specifically tailored to behavioral health environments.

The goal is to leverage digital technologies to streamline processes, improve accuracy, and ensure timely interventions, revolutionizing the way safety checks are conducted within behavioral health departments.

LHA Trust Funds established the Funds for Safety grant program in 2012 to fund its members’ initiatives to improve patient safety. Since its inception, the grant program has awarded more than $3.6 million to fund more than 100 unique projects for facilities across Louisiana.

Retired judge recognized

Retired Third Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Gene Thibodeaux received the Judge William Hastie Award from the National Judicial Council of the National Bar Association.

It is the highest award given by that organization of minority judges in America. It is given for judicial excellence and community involvement.

The award is named after the first African American appointed as a judge by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937.

Thibodeaux is a founding director of the Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation and has been instrumental in opening three charter schools in Lake Charles: Lake Charles Charter Academy, Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy and Lake Charles College Preparatory Academy.

He was a voice for all charter schools in the legislature and played a major role in stopping policies that harmed charter schools and promoting policies that supported charter schools.

After retiring as a judge, Thibodeaux joined the Mark Delphin law firm in Lake Charles and the Tony Clayton law firm in Baton Rouge as of counsel.

Thibodeaux serves as chairman of the board of the Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation and remains committed to serving the Lake Charles community.

LC Memorial recognized

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is recognized as one of the top 10 percent in the country for patient safety in orthopedic care.

CareChex’s 2024 Quality Awards are based on its comprehensive quality scoring system, which compares the quality of inpatient care across general, acute, and non-federal U.S. hospitals.

Lake Charles Memorial Health System’s team of orthopedic specialists includes: Nathan Cohendoctor, Chicken Cryar, MD, Barry Hendrikdoctor, Alan HintonMD, and James JacksonDOING.

With sought-after medical specialists and experienced, compassionate staff, Lake Charles Memorial Health System’s orthopedic services cover a wide range of orthopedic needs.

Lake City Printing Acquires Port Printing

Port Printing has merged with Lake City Printing.

Port Printing has been operating in the Lake Charles area since 1910, with Joe Soileau as a manager for the last 32 years.

LCP opened in 1977 and is located at 1723 West Sale Road in Lake Charles.

Property of Peter RomeroLCP is the largest printing and mailing company between Houston and Baton Rouge. Port is LCP’s second acquisition.

In 2017, they acquired Becker Printing in Beaumont. LCP also started FASTSIGNS in 2015, which is now owned by Mathew Romero.

LCP features the latest digital technology and offers design, printing and shipping all under one roof.