Rotary learns about telehealth, other hospital services

By News Staff on Monday, March 24, 2025
  • From left are Rotarian Ashlyn Ortego, CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center Ashley Fontenot, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    From left are Rotarian Ashlyn Ortego, CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center Ashley Fontenot, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

    By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Ashley Fontenot, the chief executive officer of Mercy Regional Medical Center, told members of the Rotary Club of Ville Platte that one of the biggest issues medical professionals face in rural areas is transportation. Many patients in these rural areas do not have access to make it to their medical appointments. As a way to combat this, Fontenot announced…