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In 1958 a four-story addition was constructed, doubling the hospital's capacity to 110 beds and allowing expansion of surgery, emergency services, laboratory and radiology departments. In 1972, a four-story diagnostic center was added, enlarging the hospital's capacity to 255 beds as the first major expansion of a 20-year master plan.
Lists. Hospitals in Louisiana. Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Bluebonnet Campus is a 201-bed, private hospital located at 8585 Picardy Avenue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The hospital offers various medical services and surgical procedures in addition to an Emergency Department. The hospital is a subsidiary of General Health System (GHS ...
Zachary is located in northern East Baton Rouge Parish. It is bordered to the north by the city of Slaughter, to the east by Central, and to the south by Baker. Louisiana Highway 19 passes through the city, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Slaughter and south 9 miles (14 km) to U.S. Route 61 in the northern part of Baton Rouge.
Ochsner Medical Center. Ochsner Medical Center, historically also known as Ochsner Clinic, Ochsner Hospital, and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, is a hospital in Jefferson, Louisiana, a short distance from the city limits of New Orleans. [1] It is a part of Ochsner Health System and hosts the organization's headquarters. [2]
In 2018, Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center and Woman's Hospital opened the Breast & GYN Cancer Pavilion and partnered with Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary. Additionally, the Cancer Center partners with LSU Health Baton Rouge North Clinic. [citation needed] The main waiting room is dedicated to Anna B. Lipsey.
Surgical Care Affiliates was founded in 1982 by Joel Gordon in Nashville, Tennessee. Gordon had previously founded General Care Corp (NYSE: GCE) in 1969, a hospital company that was sold to Hospital Corporation of America (“HCA”) in 1980. [ 6 ] Subsequent to selling General Care Corp to HCA, Gordon partnered with Andrew “Woody” Miller ...
The outpatient department is an important part of the overall running of the hospital. It is normally integrated with the in-patient services and staffed by consultant physicians and surgeons who also attend inpatients in the wards. Many patients are examined and given treatment as outpatients before being admitted to the hospital at a later ...
Acute care. Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer-term care.