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Description

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About Our Lady of the Lake
Our Lady of the Lake is one of the largest private medical centers in Louisiana with more than 700 licensed beds and an 11parish service area In a given year Our Lady of the Lake treats more than 35000 patients in the hospital and serves more than 350000 persons through outpatient locations with the assistance of more than 1000 physicians and 4000 team members

Our Mission Values and Symbol
Inspired by the vision of St Francis of Assisi and in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church we extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to Gods people especially those most in need

We call forth all who serve in this healthcare ministry to share their gifts and talents to create a Spirit of Healing for all those entrusted to our care

We are with Gods help a healing and spiritual presence for each other and the communities we are privileged to serve

Our Core Values

Service
The privilege of reaching out to meet the needs of others

Reverence and Love for All Life
Acknowledging that all of life is a gift from God

Joyfulness of Spirit
An awareness of being blessed by God in all things

Humility
Being authentic in serving as an instrument of God

Justice
Striving for equity and fairness in relationships with special concern for those most in need

Our Standards of Service

Respect
We treat our customers and coworkers with respect courtesy and concern

Appearance
We demonstrate pride and professionalism in our personal appearance and the appearance of our facility

Expectations
We actively work to understand our customers needs and deliver the service that each expects Our customers time is valuable and we respect that

Confidentiality
We respect the privacy and confidentiality needs of each customer

Serve As Ambassadors
We demonstrate pride

Our Symbol
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System FMOLHS is an organization driven daily by its spiritbased mission of compassionate care With this in mind the logo used by FMOLHS Our Lady of the Lake and many of the companies organized under the Health System is designed with a depth of symbolism not often found in corporate logos

Central to the symbol shown here is its figurative aspect composed of the Tau form and element above it This symbol encourages multiple interpretations Christian cross Jesus St Francis or a Franciscan Sister At the same time the logos stark simplicity underscores pure Franciscan idealsopen and accepting humble and vulnerable The symmetry and ideal proportions suggest our constant pursuit of spiritual completenessbut a slightly incomplete circle reminds us that we cannot achieve earthly perfection

In addition the four quadrants of the logo made by the circles segments represent four of the Health Systems five core values reverence and love for all of life joyfulness of spirit humility and justice with the figure in the middle symbolic of the fifth service

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History

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Our History
Our Lady of the Lakes story began in 1911 when Mother de Bethanie Crowley and five Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady made an historic voyage to America to further their Orders mission of serving the sick and needy In 1921 eight years after establishing a hospital in Monroe La Mother de Bethanie was invited to Baton Rouge by Monsignor Francis Leon Gassler of St Josephs Cathedral and a group of leading local physicians Her task to tour the downtown area in search of a suitable location for a hospital to serve the 22000 residents of the small river town

In choosing a site on which to carry out her mission Mother de Bethanie insisted on an unlikely briar patch across University Lake from the original Louisiana State University campus On Nov 4 1923 her vision found reality in a beautiful fourstory brick structure as Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium opened its doors to the city For nearly 55 years Our Lady of the Lake provided comfort and peace of mind to residents of Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas As the hospitals services grew so did its reputation as a caring healing facility marked by medical excellence

On April 2 1978 the original hospital was closed and a 460bed stateoftheart facility on Essen Lane opened to better serve a population that had grown to the south and east of the original location

Today Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the dominant institution in health care in the Greater Baton Rouge area It is also the largest private medical center in Louisiana with 763 licensed beds In a given year Our Lady of the Lake treats approximately 25000 patients in the hospital and services about 350000 persons through outpatient locations It has a complement of almost 900 physicians and 3000 staff members The Lake also operates two nursing homes has an affiliated cancer facility adjacent to the main hospital and operates a number of outpatient services on its campus as well as in outlying locations

Today Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the dominant institution in health care in the Greater Baton Rouge area It is also the largest private medical center in Louisiana with 763 licensed beds In a given year Our Lady of the Lake treats approximately 25000 patients in the hospital and services about 350000 persons through outpatient locations It has a complement of almost 900 physicians and 3000 staff members The Lake also operates two nursing homes has an affiliated cancer facility adjacent to the main hospital and operates a number of outpatient services on its campus as well as in outlying locations

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center stands as a living working model of modern healthcare inspired each day by the mission of Mother de Bethanie and the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady