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St. Charles Parish Hospital’s New Outpatient Chemotherapy & Infusion Center and Caring Suite MRI Now Open
LULING, La. – St. Charles Parish Hospital (SCPH) recently held two ribbon cutting ceremonies celebrating the completion of the hospital’s new Outpatient Chemotherapy & Infusion Center and Caring Suite MRI within the Schoenberg Outpatient Diagnostic Center.
“We are thrilled to have these spaces to serve our patients as we continue offering high-quality care close to home. We hope each space will promote a sense of tranquility, comfort and healing as care is being administered,” said Keith Dacus, chief executive officer, St. Charles Parish Hospital.
The new SCPH Outpatient Chemotherapy and Infusion Center offers a place for patients to continue to receive infusion services within St. Charles Parish. Services include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, blood transfusion, iron infusions, hydration, antiemetic therapy, pain management, injections, gastrointestinal disorders, and autoimmune disorders. Installed with the latest technology, the Caring Suite MRI is optimized to reduce patient anxiety with the wide bore design, and the 'caring hands' philosophy featuring lighting, interior décor, scenery and music. SCPH also offers other imaging services including bone densitometry, computed tomography (CT scan), mammography, nuclear medicine, radiography, and sonography.
Patients may face barriers to care when dealing with disease or illness. Location is an obstacle SCPH hopes to limit by meeting patients where they are and providing exceptional care close to home. These facilities are a way SCPH continues to expand access to care for local patients in part due to the bond referendum passed by the residents of the parish.
SCPH is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and managed by Ochsner Health with 630 providers and 500 employees. In the spring of 2022, St. Charles Parish Hospital earned an ‘A’ hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standard in the United States.
For more information on St. Charles Parish Hospital, visit www.ochsner.org/stch.
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