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Ochsner COO Named To
‘Up & Comers’ List
Beth Walker, Chief Operating
Officer of Ochsner Medi-
cal Center, was recently
named to
Modern Health-
care’s
2013 “Up & Com-
ers” list. Only 12 people
in the country were named
to this list which honors rising
young stars in the healthcaremanagement field.
Walker began her career at Ochsner in 2002 as
an administrative fellow. Over the past 11 years,
she has served in various roles, frommanager of
internal medicine to vice president of operations
for women’s and children’s services
Walker is profiled in the September 23, 2013
issueof
ModernHealthcare
andonModernHealth-
care.com. The list featuresmenandwomenunder
age 40whohavemade significant contributions in
healthcareadministration,management or policy.
Ten North Oaks Physicians
Recognized as “Best Doctors”
NewOrleans Magazine
recognized 10 NorthOaks
Medical Staff physicians as “Best Doctors” in their
August issue. Those recognized included:
Gynecologist William F. Beacham, MD
Gynecologist William G. Black, MD
Cardio-Thoracic and Peripheral Vascular
Surgeon Charles Dicorte, MD
Family Practitioner Michael A. Dunn, MD
Anesthesiologist Richard J. Grisoli, MD
Family Practitioner R. Paul Guilbault, MD
Family Practitioner Ted J. Hudspeth, MD
Hematologist/Oncologist David N. Oubre, MD
Family Practitioner John A. Walker Jr., MD
Pulmonologist Arvind R.Yertha, MD
Honorees are selected by Best Doctors Inc., a
Boston-based company that surveys and inter-
views peer professionals for
New Orleans Maga-
zine
. As part of its nationwide survey, Best Doc-
tors interviewed45,000+doctors. Physicianswere
asked the same question, “If you or a loved one
neededadoctor inyour specialty andyoucouldn’t
administer treatment yourself, to whom would
you refer them?”
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Forty-Six Ochsner Nurses Named to Great 100
Ochsner Health Systemannounced that a record-breaking 46 Ochsner Registered Nurses
were named among the 2013 “Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana.”
The Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana Foundation was founded in 1986 as a way to recog-
nize outstanding nurses and their accomplishments and successes. The honorees are
selected by their peers and patients, based on their achievements in four areas: Clinical/
Community, Administration, Research and Education.
Ochsner’s nursing staff has a history of acknowledgments by the Great 100 Nurses Foun-
dation for their commitment to patient care, including recognition of 152 nurses over the
past five years.
Ochsner’s 2013 “Great 100 Nurses” include:
Amanda Arthur
Bryan Baker
Janet Barbre
Erin Barry
Walter Black
Susan Blackburn
Sharon Borgstede
Marcia Briseno
Catherine Bueche
Tara Clesi
Eva Cortez
Christy Craven
Tracy Dermody
Julia DiGiovanni
Judyann Dilbert
Tina Dunnington
Dana Duplantis
D’Lane Edward-
Alexander
Steve Fava
Christine Ferry
Monique Fleming
Kim Foret
Heather Frught
Nathalie Gilder
Kelly Guidry
Blaine Guthrie
Kathryn Hayden
Ella Kliebert
Hillary Luminais
Janis Lydick
Donna Martin
Elizabeth McElveen
Consuelo Mejia
Debra Moran
Jennifer Moran
Ian Nygren
Carla Odom
Christine “Niki”
Peppo
Patricia Phillips
Donna Pitre
Tiffany Richard
Michelle Sigur
Geri Tannehill
Teri Walters
Christa Wilborn
Melanie Williams
The Great 100 Nurses were be honored at a celebration on October 16 at the Pontchar-
train Center in Kenner. For more information, please visit http://www.g100nurses.org/.
New Leadership?
Newly Accredited?
Operational Changes?