Sylvia Oats to be honored during Women Who Mean Business awards next month | Business

Longtime health care worker Sylvia Oats will be honored during the United Way of Acadiana’s Women Who Mean Business awards next month.

Oats is among 10 women who will be recognized during a ceremony presented by Home Bank at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at Le Pavillon at Parc Lafayette, 1913 Kaliste Saloom Road.

With over 40 years of health care experience, Oats has been a nurse practitioner for 10 years at Gastro Clinic of Acadiana, which offers a holistic, results-driven approach to gastroenterology wellness through modern equipment and procedures, organizers announced. Oats believes that optimal health is a cornerstone for a life well-lived for each patient.

Oats earlier worked Lafayette General Medical Center as director for numerous clinical departments for more than 20 years. The hospital’s nonprofit status allowed her to acquire…

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