UPDATE ON LOUISIANA HOSPITALS

LSU Hospitals Are Open
The following hospitals of the LSU Health Care Services Division are open:

Leonard J. Chabert Hospital in Houma has suspended services while damage assessment and repairs continue. Repairs to the roof and elevators are underway as well as efforts to secure temporary power.

Dr. Walter O. Moss Regional Medical Center in Lake Charles is fully operational. The facility never lost power due to Hurricane Gustav and has no damage. All outpatient clinics, inpatient areas, the emergency department and pharmacy are open for patients.

University Medical Center in Lafayette is open, including its emergency department and 62 medical/surgical beds of which 6 are detox. An additional 7 detox beds will open tomorrow, Friday, September 5, 2008, bringing the unit to full capacity. Nine ICU beds and 10 NICU beds are open.

All UMC ancillary and support services are open. Tomorrow, Friday, September 5, 2008, outpatient clinics and elective surgery will open.

Bogalusa Medical Center in Bogalusa is open, including the emergency department, surgery, clinics, and all outpatient services. To schedule a clinic appointment, call (985) 730-6700. The Outpatient Medication Assistance Program Pharmacy, at 433 Memphis Street, (985) 730-7216, is also open.

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence is open for outpatient and inpatient care, including inpatient only dialysis, and emergency department services.
The following are open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday: the Family Medicine Clinics (both old and new), Pediatric Clinic, Medicine Clinic, Shot Clinic, Surgery Clinic, and Gynecology Clinic. Full Radiology Services (ultrasound, x-ray, mammography, CT, nuclear medicine) are available Sunday through Saturday. The Medication Procurement Program is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The following are open on the days and at the times as indicated: Hep C Clinic, Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; HIV Clinic, Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Cardiology Clinic, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Hypertension Clinic for blood pressure rechecks only, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The Urology Clinic, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Geriatrics Clinic, Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Oncology Clinic, Monday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Wound Care, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Elective surgeries are underway on a case-by-case basis

Interim LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans has all capabilities, including its trauma center and emergency department, ICU, and acute beds, but excluding nuclear medicine and PET.
The hospital maintained full power throughout the storm and in the aftermath received over 30 patients in transfer from sister public institutions and private institutions in Baton Rouge that were partially or fully evacuated due to loss of power The transfers included ICU, medical/surgical, high-risk OB, and eight mothers with well babies.

Fresenius has reopened outpatient dialysis units at its Metairie, Ochsner, and Westbank locations today.

Clinics at the Lord & Taylor site as well as the Interim LSU Public Hospital outpatient pharmacy at this site will resume services for LSU patients on Monday September 8, 2008.
The detox unit will begin admitting patients Monday, September 8, 2008. Behavioral health patients at the DePaul site who evacuated to Central Hospital in Pineville will return today.
Shuttle service has resumed with stops at Lord and Taylor, Interim LSU Public Hospital, Entergy garage, blue lot and the Butterworth Building on request until Monday, September 8, 2008, when regular shuttle service will resume. The hospital is in good shape with capacity with ICU and acute beds and can meet the health care needs of the metro New Orleans area as its population returns.

Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge is now on emergency power and is undergoing efforts to restore full power in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. The Emergency Department is open for minor emergencies. All patients were transferred to other LSU HCSD hospitals. Services will resume when full power is restored.