Bayou Pediatrics Joins Manning Family Children’s in April

On April 1 Bayou Pediatrics in Houma will join Manning Family Children’s network of pediatric primary practices. A team of four providers will join the Manning Family Children’s medical staff, where they will continue to offer pediatric primary care services for children and families across the Houma community, now with seamless access to the specialized services and expertise available from Manning Family Children’s.

Pediatricians Kimberley Barner, MD, Bernard Ferrer, MD, and Alisha Totina, MD, will continue to serve, along with nurse practitioner Matt Hebert, FNP-C, now under the Manning Family Children’s name.  

“Dr. Barner, Dr. Ferrer, and Matt Hebert each bring more than 25 years’ experience, and Dr. Totina has practiced for more than 15 years,” said Lucio A. Fragoso, president and CEO of Manning Family Children’s. “We are thrilled to add the dedication and expertise of this excellent practice to our family and know they will continue to best serve the medical needs of children and families of the Houma community as we move forward into this next chapter, together.”

This growth furthers the impact of Manning Family Children’s more than 40 pediatric primary care providers who are dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of young patients and their families, now out of 17 locations across Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi gulf coast.

The clinic is located at 569 Enterprise Dr. in Houma.

03/18/2025