OCHSNER LSU HEALTH EXTENDS CLINIC CLOSURES THROUGH TUESDAY, HOSPITALS WILL REMAIN OPEN AND VIRTUAL VISITS AVAILABLE

SHREVEPORT, La. – As winter weather conditions continue to impact the region, Ochsner LSU Health clinics will remain closed Tuesday, Jan. 27. Both hospital locations — the Academic Medical Center and St. Mary Medical Center— will remain open and fully operational.

All Ochsner LSU Health hospital emergency departments remain open. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911.

Urgent care appointments will be available through virtual visits during regular hours: Tuesday 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Patients needing care can set up these appointments by calling 318-626-0037. 

Patients with existing appointments affected by these closures will be contacted directly to reschedule. For the most up-to-date information on facility status and reopening, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/status. 

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ABOUT OCHSNER LSU HEALTH  

The Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana (Ochsner LSU Health) is a partnership between Ochsner Health, the largest health system in the state of Louisiana, and LSU Health Shreveport, which includes the Schools of Medicine, Allied Health Professions and Graduate Studies and a robust research enterprise. Ochsner LSU Health provides healthcare to more than 165,000 patients across North Louisiana. With numerous convenient locations, Ochsner LSU Health includes multiple outpatient facilities, clinics, three acute care hospitals — including North Louisiana’s only Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center at its acute care hospital and a newly renovated hospital with women's and children's services in Shreveport, La. and an acute care hospital in Monroe, La designated as a Level III Trauma Center — as well as Louisiana Behavioral Health, providing inpatient and intensive outpatient mental health services in partnership with Oceans Healthcare. The system has more than 4,200 employees that work alongside the Ochsner LSU Health Physician Group of 950 physicians and residents in more than 65 specialties and subspecialties.