News at St. Elizabeth Hospital

Wheelchairs Donated to St. Amant Primary and Middle Schools

St. Amant Primary and Middle Schools recently received two new wheelchairs which were donated by St. Elizabeth Hospital.  According to St. Amant Primary School Principal, Christie Crooks, and St. Amant Middle School Principal, Christy Bourgeois, the schools, which share a campus, have been in need of wheelchairs for a while.  “We have been looking around for a wheelchair for a while now,” said Crooks.  “On occasion, when we have an injured student, we’ve had to resort to moving them across campus via a rolling chair or by carrying them which aren’t the best options, so these wheelchairs really will be helpful to us,” she said.  “We had borrowed a chair for about a month and had to use it three times in that time.  We really are very appreciative of this donation,” said Bourgeois.

The wheelchairs were presented to the schools by St. Elizabeth Hospital President and CEO, Dee LeJeune.  “We are pleased to be able to make this donation.   It was a need that we were able to fulfill to help our community, and that’s what it’s all about,” she said.

Also present during the presentation were: Katie Daigle, Assistant Principal, St. Amant Primary; LaToyia Green, Assistant Principal, St. Amant Middle; Vicki Parker, School Nurse; and Gwen Price, Director of Middle Schools for Ascension Parish Schools.