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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New Cath Lab at Main Campus

Jul 23, 2024

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Iberia Medical Center announces recent completion of the new catheterization (cath) lab at the Main Campus. Cardiac cath labs allow interventional cardiologists to perform minimally invasive tests and advanced cardiac procedures to diagnose and treat cardiac and peripheral vascular disease.

“This new lab represents a significant milestone for our cardiovascular services and hospital growth. If a person is having a heart attack, getting the patient to the cath lab immediately is important to restore blood flow as quickly as possible. Time is heart muscle. Major arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle that have become blocked will likely lead to the heart being unable to function if the blockages aren’t removed. The quicker the patient can be treated in our cath lab, the more heart muscle can be saved. Having 24/7 local cath lab access means lives will be saved,” stated Dionne Viator, CEO, Iberia Medical Center.

“The new Philips Azurion Cardiac Catherization Laboratory represents the latest in advanced technology and will provide significant benefits for both patients and physicians. Diagnoses and treatments will be delivered more quickly, efficiently and with higher-resolution images than before. This upgrade will offer advanced tools to create the ideal treatment environment,” stated Dr. Krishna Nagendran, interventional cardiologist, Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS), New Iberia.

“We are excited about evolving and growing our cardiovascular services. This new lab will benefit patients in Iberia Parish and surrounding communities. It represents one of our most impressive technological advancements at our Main Campus to date, and we are proud of how this will help us care for our cardiovascular patients,” stated Dionne Viator, CEO, Iberia Medical Center.