Ochsner Stennis Hospital

Name :

Ochsner Stennis Hospital

Address  :

14365 Highway 16 West

Town  :

DeKalb

State  :

Mississippi

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

39328

Phone  :

7694861000

Web URL  :

Ochsner Stennis Hospital
Specialization
  • Cardiography
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Nephrology
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neuro Surgery
  • Neurologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pulmonology
  • Sport Injuiry Clinics
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 25

Speciality Type :

Multi Speciality :

  • Surgical General
  • Surgical Endoscopic
  • General Indoorcase Medical
  • Gynaecology
  • Dental
  • Orthopedic

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray
  • Ultrasonography
  • CT/MRI

Advance Facility

  • Medicine Facility
  • Blood Bank

Description

Ochsner Stennis Hospital is a 25bed critical access hospital located in DeKalb Mississippi that provides a wide range of inpatient outpatient and emergency services Patients can be admitted to the hospital if their medical needs make that the best option A variety of other services are available on an inpatient and outpatient basis through the hospitals imaging laboratory and rehabilitative services including physical occupational and speech therapy

Patients are cared for under the direction of their physician by a licensed health care team including registered nurses physical therapists social workers dietitians pharmacists and other ancillary staff depending on the patientrsquos medical needs

An emergency department is staffed with qualified emergency room hospitalists and family nurse practitioners and is open 24 hours a day seven days a week The hospitalists also act as hospital physicians which means they can admit and care for patients who do not have a physician who regularly admits patients at the hospital

Skilled nursing and rehabilitative care are available at Ochsner Stennis Hospital through the Swing Bed Program Those recovering from surgery a stroke a fracture or an extended medical illness and hospitalization can choose to rehabilitate at Ochsner Stennis Hospital whether or not they were hospitalized in another location
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