Lallie Kemp Medical Center

Details

Name :

Lallie Kemp Medical Center

Address  :

52579 Highway 51 South

Town  :

Independence

State  :

Louisiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

70443

Phone  :

985 878 9421

Web URL  :


Description

LSU Lallie Kemp Medical Center became a Critical Access Hospital with the maximum capacity of 25 acute careswing beds A critical access hospitals criteria is that it be located in a rural area provide 24 hours emergency care services and maintain an average length of stay of 96 hours or less LSU HCSD Lallie Kemp Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission an independent notforprofit national body that oversees the safety and quality of health care and other services provided in accredited organizations

Lallie Kemp Medical Center has been transformed made over and exists today as an acute care hospital still fulfilling the primary mission of treating all citizens of the Florida Parishes While the primary mission is the medically indigent the hospital provides health care to all citizens of the State of Louisiana accepting Medicare Medicaid private insurance and selfpay patients Lallie Kemp Medical Center plays a role in the education of future healthcare professionals through agreements with several area Technical Schools and Schools of Nursing for students to receive their clinical training With 25 licensed beds a complement of over 450 employees and experiencing over one hundred thousand outpatient encounters annually the hospital has become a major force in health care delivery in the area

VISION
Your Medical Home Guiding You to Better Health

MISSION
Lead by Serving our Patients Staff and Community with
Knowledge and understanding while delivering and
Maintaining a safe ethical standard through education and
Continually striving to improve Performance while supporting the Medical Home Model

PHILOSOPHY
The Philosophy of Lallie Kemp Medical Center is to provide QUALITY and COMPASSIONATE healthcare to all in an EFFICIENT and SAFE manner
Preventive medicines can help migraine sufferers

Many migraine sufferers could have fewer less severe headaches if they took preventive medicines but few eligible patients do say doctors releasing updated treatment guidelines Monday The guidelines list seven prescription medicines and one herbal remedy backed by strong evidence and include many other treatments that might work for some patient... Read More

Four days without a heartbeatbut patient fine before operation

CHENNAI It has been four days since the heart of a 56dayold man stopped beating Relatives took him to a city hospital but over 96 hours later and without his heart being revived his condition is stable as he waits for doctors to operate on him A small machine has taken over the functions of the patients heart and lungs The machine cleanses his ... Read More