Baton Rouge General Announces Changes to Board of Trustees

BATON ROUGE, La. - Today, Baton Rouge General (BRG) announced changes to its Board of Trustees. Scott Kirkpatrick will serve as the new chair of the board, and Judge Brian A. Jackson will serve as the vice chair, each for a three-year term.

Kirkpatrick has served on the BRG board since 2019. He first served as an ex officio member in conjunction with his role as the chair of the BRG Foundation Board. An attorney at Roedel Parson’s Baton Rouge office, Kirkpatrick is a lobbyist on state issues. Among other clients, Kirkpatrick represents the Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana, American Traffic Solutions and Louisiana Notary Association. Kirkpatrick received his B.A. in Government and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from Louisiana State University.

On the BRG board since 2018, Judge Jackson is a U.S. District Court Judge, nominated by former President Barack Obama in 2009 and who previously served as chief judge. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Xavier University, Jackson graduated from Southern University Law School and Georgetown University. Jackson worked with the U.S. Department of Justice for nearly 20 years before going into private practice and then accepting his current appointment.

Here is the full list of BRG’s Board of Trustees:

• Scott Kirkpatrick, chair
• Brian A. Jackson, vice chair
• Ryland Percy, immediate past chair
• Rhoman Hardy, immediate past vice chair
• Annette Barton
• Rick Bond
• Jacques de la Bretonne, MD
• Brad Gaspard, MD
• Gwen Hamilton
• Jeffrey Littleton, MD, ex officio member
• Jason MacMorran
• Andrew Olinde, MD
• Joel Silverberg, MD
• Edgardo Tenreiro, ex officio member
• Christopher Tyson
• Shawn Usher
• Raju Vatsavai, MD

About Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community hospital with over 600 licensed beds between three campuses. Baton Rouge General opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital since 1991, Baton Rouge General is affiliated with several medical school programs, and offers other medical education programs, including a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. For more information, visit BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter @BRGeneral and Instagram @batonrougegeneral.

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