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2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 182
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Scott Wester for his many years of dedicated, faithful
service to the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and the state of
Louisiana.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend K. Scott Wester for his many years of dedicated, faithful service to the
3 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and the state of Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, K. Scott Wester, Executive Vice-President of Advocacy and Strategic
5 Partnerships, served as Chief Executive Officer of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
6 Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from March 2008 until February 2022; and
7 WHEREAS, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Scott Wester graduated Magna Cum
8 Laude from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Arts in
9 Chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Humanities; and
10 WHEREAS, Scott received his Masters of Hospital and Health Administration in
11 1993 from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio; and
12 WHEREAS, Scott began his career in health care as an administrative resident at Our
13 Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (OLOLRMC); and
14 WHEREAS, Scott served in the roles of Assistant Administrator, Assistant Vice
15 President - Managed Care, Vice President - Professional Services, and Administrator -
16 Related/Partner Organizations while at OLOLRMC in Baton Rouge before accepting his first
17 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales, Louisiana, in
18 2000; and
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1 WHEREAS, in 2004, Scott accepted the position of CEO with St. Francis Medical
2 Center in Monroe, Louisiana; and
3 WHEREAS, in 2008, Scott came back to Baton Rouge to become the CEO of Our
4 Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center; and
5 WHEREAS, Scott is a Fellow with the American College of Health Care Executives
6 (ACHE) and he is the past chair of the ACHE CEO Council; and
7 WHEREAS, Scott is a member of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Higher
8 Logic Committee, the AHA Leadership Pool, and formerly served as a member of the
9 Council of the AHA Section for Metropolitan Hospitals; and
10 WHEREAS, Scott serves on the board of the Louisiana Hospital Association,
11 recently holding the position of chairman, and currently serves as Louisiana's Delegate for
12 the Region Seven Policy Board of the American Hospital Association; and
13 WHEREAS, Scott has served as the chair of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of
14 Commerce and is an active board member on several community boards; and
15 WHEREAS, Scott has served on the Catholic Health Association awards and century
16 committee, and is currently a member of the Vizient Gulf States Board of Directors; and
17 WHEREAS, Scott has been instrumental in working with the Louisiana Department
18 of Health to increase access to quality health care for all Louisiana residents; and
19 WHEREAS, Scott was key in creating the framework for the public-private
20 partnership model and was the architect of the first cooperative endeavor agreement between
21 Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, the Louisiana State University School of
22 Medicine, and the state of Louisiana, resulting in the transition of OLOLRMC from a
23 community-based hospital to a nationally recognized major teaching hospital; and
24 WHEREAS, Scott is responsible for breaking down the two-tier health system in
25 Baton Rouge and ensuring equitable access to health care for all; and
26 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Health often sought the guidance and
27 advice of Scott Wester while crafting public health policy; and
28 WHEREAS, Scott has led Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center,
29 Louisiana's largest medical center, through COVID-19 and over a decade of growth.
30 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
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1 does hereby recognize and commend K. Scott Wester for his many years of dedicated and
2 faithful service to the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and the state of
3 Louisiana, and extends best wishes on his journey as Chief Executive Officer of Memorial
4 Healthcare System in Florida.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
6 K. Scott Wester.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Celeste D. Ellis.
DIGEST
SR 182 Original 2022 Regular Session Boudreaux
Commends Scott Wester for his many years of dedicated and faithful service to the
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and the state of Louisiana.
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