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CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana is pleased to announce the reopening of Emergency Services at the CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital, effective immediately.

CHRISTUS Health Southwestern Louisiana is hosting two hiring events this month for candidates currently seeking a meaningful career in health care. The first opportunity is a Walk-in Interview event on Friday, Oct. 16, at the CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Front Entrance. Then on Wednesday, Oct. 21, a special Nurses Night Out takes over Crying Eagle Brewing Company.

As Southwestern Louisiana continues the rebuilding process after Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana continues to reopen services and facilities to provide access to health care services across the region.

Although both CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana hospital facilities experienced minor leaks, thanks to the heroic efforts of our Associates, providers and physicians, CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital and CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital remain open, serving the Lake Charles community.

As Hurricane Delta approaches the Louisiana coast and in the wake of the parish-wide Evacuation Order, CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana is taking all necessary precautions in advance of the storms, to protect our patients, Associates and providers and secure our facilities.

Thanks to the generosity of the Lake Charles community, CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital recently added Tru-D SmartUVC, a germ-eliminating UVC disinfection robot, to its already stringent list of disinfection protocols aimed at protecting patients from serious hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

In the interest of public health and safety precautions for COVID-19, along with tremendous consideration for our local families and friends devastated by Hurricane Laura, the CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana Foundation has decided to postpone the 2020 Dragon Boat Race to Saturday, April 24, 2021.

As the Lake Charles area continues the rebuilding process after Hurricane Laura, CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana has resumed elective surgeries at both CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital and CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital and has updated visitor guidelines for their facilities.

As the Lake Charles area continues the rebuilding process after Hurricane Laura, CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana continues to reopen services and facilities to provide access to health care services across the region.

Just as our Lake Charles Associates have supported their coworkers across the country in their times of need in the past. Along with our Ochsner Health partners CHRISTUS Health is working alongside our brothers and sisters who need us today.