Wilbur Allain Memorial Stellar Award Presented

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Wilbur Allain Memorial Stellar Award Presented

October 15, 2026

Friends and team members gathered on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 to formally recognize and congratulate Lori Langley, RN, recipient of the Wilbur Allain Memorial Stellar Award.

Lori exemplifies professional nursing through exceptional clinical knowledge, bedside skills, critical thinking, compassionate care, and a commitment to doing what is right for every patient. She shows professionalism in the fast-paced and unpredictable environment of emergency nursing, she demonstrates knowledge, is dependable, and is focused on providing exceptional care to every patient. She serves as a role model with doctors, nurses, ancillary staff, patients, and families.

Lori is respectful as she treats patients and her team with dignity and compassion. As an experienced emergency nurse and preceptor, Lori creates an environment where new nurses feel comfortable asking questions and developing their skills. She shares knowledge and challenges new nurses to become stronger clinicians.

The Wilbur B. Allain STELLAR Award recognizes nurses who make a meaningful difference through exceptional care, leadership, professionalism, and dedication to the nursing profession. Lori embodies these qualities every day.

This award is dedicated to our clinical personnel who consistently demonstrate excellence in patient care, embodying the highest standards of professionalism, compassion, and expertise. Named after Wilbur Allain, a revered figure in our organization who epitomized dedication to clinical excellence, this award aims to recognize and celebrate the outstanding efforts of our clinical staff and direct caregivers.

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IMC Maternal / Child Services Receives Award from the Louisiana Department of Health

Mar 21, 2022

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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) recently recognized Iberia Medical Center for achieving the new Birth Ready Designation for committing to practices that improve quality and outcomes for persons giving birth. Iberia Medical Center went through a rigorous application and review process and is one of only 27 of the state’s 49 hospitals that has achieved Birth Ready status.

The Birth Ready Designation is a system that reinforces and ensures birthing facilities are implementing best practices to improve readiness for addressing the leading causes of maternal deaths. The Birth Ready Designation is part of an initiative in the LDH Business Plan which includes a focus on improving maternal health and outcomes from pregnancy through childhood.

“On behalf of the LaPQC, I want to congratulate all of the birthing facilities who have earned Birth Ready or Birth Ready+ Designation,” said Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, medical director of the LaPQC. “Our list of hospitals that have met the criteria has grown in a short time. This honor has even more significance when you think about the challenges hospitals are facing right now between staff shortages and the ever-changing landscape due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Achieving designation speaks to the resiliency of processes in our hospitals to improve birth outcomes.”

Birth Ready Designation celebrates improved perinatal health outcomes, the result of implementing clinical practices that promote safe, equitable and dignified birth for all birthing persons in Louisiana.

“We are incredibly proud of our Maternal / Child Services team and our physicians for achieving this designation. Their commitment to evidence-based best practices underscores the level of dedication to quality patient care,” stated Dionne Viator, Iberia Medical Center CEO.