Meet Our Governing Board Members

 

From left to right: Donald Doucet, MD, William Vercher, John Pourciau, Janet Vosburg, Carl McLemore, MD, Juliet Williams, Joseph Bergeron, Maurice Picard, and Frank Foti.

 

The Pointe Coupee General Hospital Service District № 1 Board is responsible for the overall management of the hospital and the Health Service District. Its mission is to insure the provision of quality health care to the community in a safe, efficient, respectful, and comprehensive manner. The Board consists of nine members including three Police Jury members, two active Medical Staff members, and four laymen.

Joseph Bergeron served on the Pointe Coupee Police Jury for 16 years. He is retired from Ethyl after 27 years of employment. He has been a Board member for 5 years.

Donald Doucet, MD, FACP, has served on the Board for at least 15 years. He currently serves as the Medical Director for Pointe Coupee General Hospital and Pointe Coupee Rehab and Nursing Home. Dr. Doucet is the Director of Compliance and Performance Improvement for the hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Fellow American College of Physicians. Dr. Doucet is a member of the Guaranty Bank Board of Directors.

Frank Foti, a retired pharmacist after 35 years and a business owner, has been a Board member for 7 years. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Peoples Bank and the Board of Directors for the Innis/Livonia Community Health Centers.

Carl McLemore, MD, is the Chairman of the Health Service District Board. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Maurice Picard has been a member of the Board for 29 years. He is the owner of State Farm Insurance in Livonia, LA, and serves on the Board of Directors for Peoples Bank.

John Pourciau has been a Police Jury member for 9 years where he serves as Chairman of the Jail, Public Works, and Personnel Committees. He has been on the Board for 5 years.

William Vercher retired from Exxon after 27 years and has been on the Board for 5 years. He serves on the 911 Board of Commissioners and is the Pointe Coupee Council on Aging President.

Janet Vosburg is a Pointe Coupee retired school teacher having taught for 33 years. She has been a Police Jury member for 8 years serving as a liaison for the Pointe Coupee Planning and Sewer District Four Committees. Ms. Vosburg is the secretary/treasurer for the Pointe Coupee Council on Aging. She has been a Board member for 8 years and is a member of the Health Service District Finance Committee.

Juliet Williams retired after 45 years as a Pointe Coupee School teacher. She was a Police Jury member for 10 years and has been on the Board for 13 years. Ms. Williams is Chairperson of the Innis/Livonia Community Health Centers Board of Directors.

 
 
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