Rapides Regional Medical Center

🗣We were thrilled to welcome these wonderful new additions to the Rapides Regional family! Congratulations!!!

Your dedication and excellence are exactly what we need to achieve our mission each and every day.🥰

Here's wishing the happiest of Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Our Employee Voice Committee knows how to celebrate it is Friday as it handed out ice cream novelties to colleagues. Free ice cream means lots of happy smiles! 😊🍨🍦

Help us welcome our students from the 2024 AHEC of a Summer Program! These students receive classroom instruction and get an insider's view of various healthcare careers during their 3-week rotation.

Congratulations to Alfreda Lynch for being a recent graduate of our Cardiac Rehabilitation program! To learn more about Cardiac Rehab at Rapides Regional Medical Center, visit https://bit.ly/45hrzeu.

Help us congratulate Rehab Services Christina Holton, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, a Speech Language Pathologist, as our newest recipient of our ROSE Award! ROSE stands for Recognition of Service Excellence and is presented quarterly to celebrate the extraordinary efforts and compassion of Rapides Regional Medical Center’s ancillary and support staff.👏🎉

Christina was nominated by several colleagues throughout our facility. Here is just a sampling of what they wrote about her:

"Christina is a ray of sunshine every time she walks on the unit. Her positive attitude radiates on her patients when she provides feeding education. Christina has a calming spirit to the new moms that are nervous about having to care for their newborns. She does so much more than just speech therapy and every employee in RWCH knows this."

"Christina goes above and beyond for all patients and staff members. She is a speech therapist that is also certified in lactation and car seat safety/installation. She is constantly furthering her education to give the best care to our patients."

"Christina is a vital part of our department but also the NICU/Pedi/PICU area. Every single baby that leaves the NICU has their car seat checked by Christina, which is not in the job description for an SLP. She has checked over a hundred seats in the one year since her certification, and she does it all because she wants what's best for the babies."

"Christina embodies the true spirit of compassionate care, going above and beyond to ensure the well-being of our patients and their families. Her unwavering dedication, expertise, and empathy make her an invaluable asset to our team and a deserving candidate for recognition. Christina’s commitment to excellence sets a shining example for her colleagues and inspires us all to strive for the highest standards of care."

Wow!

Congratulations, Christina on your very deserving honor!

Community Education Resource Nurse Tamera Tullos, BSN, RNC-MNN, shares tips on how to stay cool this summer and what to do if you or someone you know experiences heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Heat-related illness and what to do Tamera Tullos with Rapides Regional Medical Center shares tips on how to avoid heat-related illnesses and treat them.

The Edward Via College of Medicine at the University of Louisiana at Monroe recently graduated its first class. Included among the graduates were 17 familiar faces who spent their third year and fourth year of medical school at Rapides Regional Medical Center for their clinical experience. ‌Thank you to the more than 50 members of our Medical Staff who served as preceptors. Our newest group of third-year medical students will be visiting our campus in the coming days.

Register now for one of our upcoming Safe Sitter courses designed to teach boys and girls, ages 11-14 years old, how to be safe babysitters. It is a fun way for babysitters (as well as older siblings) to learn important topics such as how to handle emergencies, how to entertain kids, CPR/choking rescue for children and infants, basic child care skills, babysitting business skills, and how to keep themselves safe while babysitting.
Classes are scheduled for June 25 and 27, and July 23 and 25.

Calendar - Classes and Events Rapides Regional Medical Center Classes and Events

On this Memorial Day, join us as we pause to honor and remember our nation’s fallen heroes and the families they left behind. Let us never forget their selflessness and unwavering courage.

It's Don't Fry Day, and our Community Education team was sharing information on how to stay safe from the sun this summer when outdoors. Here's wishing everyone a safe Memorial Day weekend!

Today is National Stop the Bleed Day and colleagues with the Rapides Regional Trauma Center and our Community Education Department conducted free Stop the Bleed training for our staff and community.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes.
Training was held at HP Long, Rapides Regional Medical Center and Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital.

May is National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month. Help us celebrate our staff that do amazing work in our Intensive Care Units.

Stop by Mac's Fresh Market on Jackson Street in Alexandria and Highway 28 East in Pineville today from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. to help "Bag a Stroke" as part of National Stroke Awareness Month. Members of the Rapides Regional Medical Center Stroke Team will be at each location to pass out life-saving information on how to spot signs and symptoms of stroke, what to do you if you see these, and how to prevent a stroke.

On this 50th anniversary of National EMS Week, Rapides Regional Medical Center recognizes the unmatched dedication displayed by first responders each and every day. You are the first to arrive to care for our patients and communities with skill and bravery. Today, and every day, we are grateful for the lifesaving care you provide.

Cheers! 🛳️

You can’t go on a cruise without some refreshing drinks, right? Our colleagues sure brought the party while they enjoyed their mocktails on the SS Rapides.🍹

Happy Hospital Week! Here’s to YOU for striving to be excellent, every day, every time. ❤️

Aloha! 🛳️

As we celebrate Hospital Week, our latest port-of-call on our cruise was the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Our colleagues enjoyed an amazing cruise buffet and island life festive fun. 🌸

Happy Hospital Week!!! Thank you for striving to be excellent, every day, every time. ❤️

All aboard! 🛳️

We are thrilled to embark on a weeklong cruise aboard the SS Rapides. Our first day at sea included a magical Disney cruise, complete with refreshing, cool treats. We even celebrated our exceptional colleagues at the hospital yesterday with some special guests. 🐭

Happy Hospital Week! Thank you for striving for excellence every day, every time! ♥️

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S. Cynthia Cimini, RN, BSN, CCRN, SCRN, Stroke Program Coordinator, at Rapides Regional Medical Center, recently appeared on KALB's Midday News to discuss the importance of recognizing the signs and symptoms of stroke. Do you know them?

National Stroke Awareness Month Cynthia Cimini talks with us about National Stroke Awareness Month.

During National Hospital Week, Rapides Regional Medical Center honors our colleagues for the positive impact they make in the lives of our patients and community members each day.

This week and every week, we celebrate the dedicated nurses, physicians, therapists, pharmacists, environmental services professionals – and all who provide and support healthcare services in our community.

Thank you for transforming care and touching lives.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and moms-to-be from everyone at Rapides Regional Medical Center.

There was only one way Nacho Average Nurses Week could end ... with nachos as our nursing leaders served our nursing colleagues nachos for lunch and dinner. Thank you to all of our nurses for providing .

One of the highlights of Nurses Week each year at Rapides Regional Medical Center is our Nurse Excellence Awards. Congratulations to Karen Hathorn, MSN, RN, NE-BC, for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other nurses recognized include:
Nurse Leader of the Year - Brittani Parker, Emergency Department
Mentors of the Year - Jennifer Jeansonne, 4 South, and Stephen Wells, Medical ICU
Trauma Nurse of the Year - Connor Fontenot, Emergency Department
Preceptors of the Year - Angela Coco, Newborn ICU, and Payten Collins, Emergency Department
Rookies of the Year - Abby Roy Mayeux, Emergency Department, and Camryn Mayeux, Medical ICU
Excellence in Clinical Practice - Dessia Allen, Terra Ashworth, Khae Augustine, Tiffany Bray, Cherie Chenevert, Kristen Gericke, Heather Gunn Townsend, Tammy Lavespere and Jenny Lynn Paul.

Nurses Week has been una fiesta at Rapides Regional. 🪅🎉

As we celebrate Nacho Average Nurses Week, we can't help but have a bueno time. We love celebrating the best nurses in Central Louisiana and have many more festivities planned.🥰

Ole!🌞🌮

Their dedication, compassion and determination is inspiring. They face difficulties, show empathy, patience and grace, while caring for patients like family. We are thankful for all of our unsung heroes - our nurses. 🛏🩺

As we celebrate their profession this week, we'd love for you to celebrate with us. Have a special Rapides Regional nurse you'd like to recognize? Show them some love this week by giving them a shout out below!❤️

The Rapides Lifesavers didn’t win the Dragon Boat Races this year, but we had a wonderful time rowing in memory of our former colleague and dragon boat teammate, Greg Lloid. Greg loved the zoo so we changed our name this year to the Zoo Crew just for him. 🐯🐒🐘

We loved his wife and daughter joined us this year. We had an amazing time for a great cause.

This year marked the 10th Annual Trauma Symposium hosted by the Rapides Regional Trauma Center. Caregivers from around the state gathered in Alexandria to learn evidence based practice, participate in panel discussions and reviewed case studies. 🩺🩻

The highlight of the day was when two former trauma patients shared their story with caregivers. Each had miraculous stories and many in the audience were part of their trauma care. ❤️

We have been celebrating Patient Experience Week by asking for our colleague's one-word commitment to our patients, as well as thanking our caregivers by passing out special treats. By forging strong connections, we strive to ensure every patient receives the compassionate care they deserve.