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Unique Healthcare for Women
Unique Women. Unique Healthcare.
Every woman is different. Every phase of life is special. Cookie-cutter healthcare is not an option. Ask women what kind of healthcare they want and here’s what they say.
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“a hospital that’s all about women and babies”
“a hospital with newborn critical care”
“a hospital that doesn’t feel like a hospital”
You’ll find this and more at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women.
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women recently completed an $8.6 million expansion project. As the leader in women’s and childbirth services and the only hospital in Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana with a specific facility dedicated to women’s health needs, Memorial for Women added a new 15,410 sq. ft. wing to meet the rising demand for women’s services in our community and offering unique women’s healthcare for every phase of a woman’s life.
Memorial for Women offers modern amenities for mothers-to-be, spacious birthing suites and a calming atmosphere with gardens and waterfalls nestled in a tranquil setting. As a part of Lake Charles Memorial Health System, the largest healthcare provider in Southwest Louisiana, it is supported by a comprehensive scope of acute care services, as well as those dedicated specifically to the health and well-being of women. Add to that the skilled nurses and expert physicians who come from the best medical schools nationwide, and it is no wonder why more expectant moms choose Memorial for Women for their birth experience.
The newly expanded and renovated Memorial for Women, increased from 38 to 52-beds in our Family Birth and Family Surgery Centers. Birthing suites provide patient-focused nursing care and the entire delivery process in one familycentered place with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for premature babies with critical newborn care needs. Located at the corner of Nelson and Gauthier Roads, the hospital offers prenatal programs, genetics education and testing, 3D mammography, bone density, 128-slice CT scanner and lab services.
The Family Surgery Center has expanded from 4 to 6 operating and procedure rooms providing minimally invasive surgeries such as hysterectomies, gynecology procedures, and general surgery. Memorial for Women is the only women’s hospital in Louisiana to be recognized as a Center of Excellence by the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
As the first infant safe sleep certified hospital in Louisiana, our women’s hospital has demonstrated a commitment to community leadership for best practices and education on infant safe sleep through the development of a hospital policy, staff training, parent education, implementing a wearable blanket program, providing a safe sleep space to at risk families and a pledge to participate in ongoing audits and community outreach programs. Memorial for Women is a designated facility for The Gift, an evidence-based hospital designation program designed to increase breastfeeding rates and hospital success by improving the quality of maternity services and enhancing patient-centered care.
Alesha Alford, RN, Vice President/Administrator Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women
Check out the all new website. www.lcmh.com/womens
