Community Breakfast: Healthcare: A Community Update From Our Hospitals

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am UTC-05:00

West Monroe Convention Center | West Monroe

West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce
Publisher/HostWest Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce
Community Breakfast: Healthcare: A Community Update From Our Hospitals
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Join the City of West Monroe, The WMWO Chamber, and the Living Well Foundation for an informative Community Breakfast bringing together hospital leadership from across Ouachita Parish for a forward-looking conversation about the direction of healthcare in our region. Special thanks to title sponsor The Living Well Foundation.
This moderated panel is designed to highlight success, momentum, and meaningful progress underway across our local healthcare systems — and to ensure residents, employers, and community stakeholders have clear, trusted information about where healthcare is going in Northeast Louisiana.
Featured hospital leadership includes representatives from:
Dr. Thomas Gullatt, President, St. Francis Medical Center
Dr. Mark Boersma, CEO/CMO, Glenwood Regional Medical Center
Dr. Michael O’Neal, CMO, Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Purpose of the Breakfast
Our goal is to create a community-facing program that helps the public better understand:
-What improvements are already happening
-The investments and innovations taking shape
-The shared priorities driving quality care, workforce growth, and patient access
-What the next 12–24 months look like for hospital systems and community health
-Rather than focusing on challenges alone, this discussion emphasizes solutions, collaboration, and forward movement— offering a progress update that connects healthcare developments to quality of life and economic vitality.
Topics Will Include
-Areas where hospitals are seeing positive momentum
-Healthcare workforce recruitment and retention efforts
-Expanding access to care and specialty services
-Technology, modernization, and innovation
-What the business community should watch in the year ahead
Whether you are an employer, community leader, or engaged citizen, this breakfast provides valuable insight into one of the most important sectors shaping our region’s future.
Attendance if FREE! RSVP Requested.
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West Monroe Convention Center, 901 Ridge Ave,West Monroe, Louisiana, United States

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