IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER WELCOMES DR. ARDEN LAGRONE

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IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER WELCOMES DR. ARDEN LAGRONE

September 4, 2026

Iberia Medical and the Physician Practice Network welcome Dr. Arden LaGrone, Family Medicine physician, to the medical community. Dr. LaGrone joins Drs. Joe Proctor, Keidra Welch-Spencer, and Jacques Villien, and Tabitha Underwood, Nurse Practitioner, in practice at their Iberia Medical Center North Campus office at 520 N. Lewis Street, Suite 203 and 204.

Dr. LaGrone earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans. She completed her residency at Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics in Lafayette, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. LaGrone is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. LaGrone to our medical staff and to our community. Dr. LaGrone brings valuable experience and a commitment to offering compassionate, comprehensive care for patients and families,” states Dionne Viator, CEO.

Dr. LaGrone is scheduled to begin seeing patients on October 1, and the practice is currently accepting appointments and scheduling new patients.

For more information or to make an appointment with Dr. LaGrone: 337.364.4738.

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IMC Foundation Launches Project: Safe Schools

May 15, 2020

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Iberia Parish School Board and Iberia Parish School Administration recently joined Iberia Medical Center leadership and the Iberia Medical Center Foundation to officially recognize and launch Project: Safe Schools. The program is a collaborative effort between the hospital, the Iberia Medical Center Foundation and Iberia Parish School Administration. The goal of the health and safety initiative is to provide Covid-19 prevention resources to area schools to enhance efforts in the fight against the spread of the virus. The IMC Foundation donation included CDC Covid-19 prevention educational posters, social distancing floor vinyls and "Wash Your Hands" mirror clings for school bathrooms.

Earlier in the month, a live, virtual Q/A session was arranged between Iberia Parish School RNs, key faculty members and Dr. Moses Kitakule, Pulmonologist at Iberia Medical Center. Dr. Kitakule answered Covid-19 questions and had dialog with the nurses about best practices and CDC guidelines.

"Early partnering with the Iberia Parish School Board and Administration included the generous use of school parking lots for Covid testing and working with school system administration to provide clinical expertise. The conversations continued and the Iberia Medical Center Foundation and the hospital wanted to 'pay it foward' because the community has been so generous to Iberia Medical Center during Covid, providing meals, resources and support," stated Dionne Viator, Iberia Medical Center CEO.

On hand for the formal donation presentation was, Mr. Elvin Pradia, Iberia Parish School Board President, Niles Romero, Principal of Jefferson Island Road and President of the Iberia Principals Association, Dionne Viator, Iberia Medical Center, CEO, Jennifer Joseph, Assistant Superintendent, Iberia Parish Schools, Rachel Gonsoulin, IMC Foundation, Dr. Kurt O'Brien, IMC Board of Commissioners, Lucette Palmiano, IMC Foundation, Amy Langlinais, IMC VP of Finance.