Lafayette General Medical Center Inc

TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

PROGRAM SERVICES STATISTICS RELATED TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE HOSPITAL:TOTAL ACUTE PATIENT DAYS WERE 107,379, TOTAL NURSERY DAYS WERE 6,659, TOTAL REHAB DAYS WERE 5,084 AND TOTAL MENTAL HEALTH DAYS WERE 5,259. OTHER SIGNIFICANT HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDED 70,893 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 13,382 SURGERIES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), AND 3,384 DELIVERIES.DURING THE YEAR THE FOLOWING DESIGNATIONS WERE EARNED:OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER EARNS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERDESIGNATION FOR QUALITY AND COST-EFFICIENCY IN KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENTAND SPINE SURGERIES.OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL EARNS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER DESIGNATION FOR QUALITY IN KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERYTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES NEEDED MEDICAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HEALTHCARE MISSION.LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (LGMC) SERVES THE NINE PARISHES IN LOUISIANA DESIGNATED ACADIANA WITH 433 STAFFED BEDS (INCLUDING 25 NURSERY BEDS) AND 2,275 EMPLOYEES. LGMC REMAINS THE AREA'S LARGEST, FULL SERVICE, ACUTE-CARE MEDICAL CENTER.OUR HOSPITAL MISSION IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE IS TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE HEALTH. WE ARE A COMMUNITY-OWNED AND LOCALLY MANAGED HOSPITAL THAT STAYS TRUE TO OUR MISSION BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO COMPENSATE A COMPASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF; ACQUIRE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AND DEVELOP SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS EACH YEAR.IN LINE WITH OUR GOAL OF BUILDING A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS WITH OUTLYING HOSPITALS, EXTENDING OUR BEST PRACTICES IN CANCER TREATMENTS, CARDIOLOGY, AND NEUROSCIENCE SUPPORT TO OUTLYING PARISHES. WE ALSO ENABLED PATIENTS TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE BY OFFERING AN ONLINE PATIENT PORTAL.ON JULY 1, 2013, AFTER LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS (FORMERLY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER) WHEN IT WAS RUN BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER. THESE TWO HOSPITALS SHARE IN A SYNERGISTIC RELATION, WHERE RESIDENTS BASED OUT OF LSU'S NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE CAMPUSES ROTATE THROUGHOUT EACH OF THESE HOSPITALS. THESE RESIDENTS SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICE LINES, INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OTOLARYNGOLOGY (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT), OPHTHALMOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, ANESTHESIOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS. FELLOWSHIPS (SPECIFIC MEDICAL TRAINING AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED A RESIDENCY PROGRAM) ARE AVAILABLE IN CARDIOLOGY, GERIATRICS, RETINA AND UROGYNECOLOGY.LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH ALSO EXPANDED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN ACADIANA BY STARTING THE FIRST EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (NRP) IN LOUISIANA. LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH RECOGNIZED THE NURSING SHORTAGE AFFECTINGHOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN ACADIANA. THE NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (NRP) HELPS TRAIN GRADUATE NURSES ENTERING THEIR PROFESSIONAL FIELD. THE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PATIENT OUTCOMES, LEADERSHIP AND QUALITY. LGMC'S FIRST NRP COHORT IN JANUARY 2016 CONSISTED OF 11 NURSES. THE THIRD AND FOURTH COHORTS STARTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND CONSISTED OF 34 AND 35 NURSE RESIDENTS RESPECTIVELY.LAFAYETTE GENERAL CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN ORDER TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THREE OF THE MORE RECENT RENOVATIONS AND EXPANSION TO OUR FACILITIES ARE DETAILED BELOW.LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER COMPLETED A $52.5 MILLION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OPERATING ROOM EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT. THE EXPANSION INCREASED THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BED CAPACITY FROM 31 BEDS TO 45 AND ADDED TWO NEW TRAUMA ROOMS. A NEW TRAUMA ELEVATOR ADDED DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE EMERGENCY HELIPAD LANDING AREA TO THE ER, ICU, AND SURGERY AREAS BELOW. THIS EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDED A 343 SPACE PARKING GARAGE.LAFAYETTE GENERAL SOUTHWEST (LGSW) IS THE NEWEST ADDITION IN NOVEMBER 2015 TO LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH (LGH). LGSW SERVES AS AN EXTENSION OF LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER'S MAIN CAMPUS IN THE OIL CENTER. LGSW IS A FULL-SERVICE, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL. THE ADDITION OF BEDS AND AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ALLOWED LGH TO EXPAND SERVICES AND SERVE MORE PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY. THE ADDITION HELPED EASE LGMC'S INTAKE OF TRANSFERRED PATIENTS. WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEW HOSPITAL, LGSW UNDERWENT UPDATES AND A SMALL RENOVATION. THE FOURTH FLOOR OF LGSW RECEIVED A TOTAL MAKEOVER TO TRANSFER THE INPATIENT REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT FROM LGMC. THE MOVE RESULTED IN MORE REHABILITATION BEDS FOR LAFAYETTE GENERAL PATIENTS THAN EVER BEFORE.IN MARCH 2016 LGMC ADDED 19 NEW BEDS AND AN EXTRA 11,000 SQUARE FEET TO LABOR & DELIVERY, MOTHER/BABY AND THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU).LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (LGMC) IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA PROGRAM AND IS WORKING TO BECOME AN ACS VERIFIED ADULT LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER. THIS DESIGNATION ELEVATES LGMC AS THE REGION'S REFERREDDESTINATION FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS, PROVIDING RESOURCES AND STAFFING TO HANDLE MAJOR EMERGENCIES.LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER ASSUMES THE ROLE OF A COMMUNITY PARTNER IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS WE WORK TO PRESERVE THE PROSPERITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, FURTHER MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS ACCESS THE MEDICAL CARE THEY NEED. WE COORDINATE EVENTS AND SCREENINGS FREE OF CHARGE TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING SUDDEN IMPACT, A PROGRAM TEACHING YOUNG DRIVERS THE HAZARDS OF IMPAIRED, DISTRACTED AND UNRESTRAINED DRIVING, AND DISTRIBUTED FREE COLORECTAL SCREENING KITS.WE ALSO EXTEND OUR WORKFORCE BEYOND THEIR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.