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Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center will offer a mass vaccination event on Saturday, April 10. 500 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are available and will be administered between 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church (910 N Shattuck St, Lake Charles).

CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana Health System and the members of the CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation Board are pleased to announce Patricia Prudhomme has accepted the role of Executive Director of Development for the CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation.

Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center – Lake Area welcomes rheumatologist Justin Lyman, M.D., to the Ochsner CHRISTUS family. Dr. Lyman is seeing patients at 4150 Nelson Road, Building G.

The Ochsner CHRISTUS COVID vaccine clinic is going mobile. On Tuesday, March 30, Ochsner CHRISTUS will offer 180 doses of Pfizer vaccine in Moss Bluff to anyone meeting current Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) criteria.

The Ochsner CHRISTUS COVID vaccine clinic is continuing vaccine distribution for anyone meeting current Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) criteria. The vaccine clinic is located at Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - Lake Area (4150 Nelson Road) inside Building C, Suite 11.

Children’s Miracle Network at the CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana Foundation recently presented DeWanna’a Community Closet with a $5,000 donation to support the organization’s efforts to provide essential needs for Calcasieu Parish students.

Continuing with our strong commitment to the Lake Charles health care community, CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana announced new additions to its leadership structure in two vital executive roles. Jane Rawls has been named Chief Nursing Officer for CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana and David Boudreaux has been named Administrator of CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital.

Participating in the Green Hat Charity Fun Run/Walk/Crawl/Drive will look and feel a bit different this year but the event, in its third run, is as fun and jolly as a Leprechaun with a pot o’ gold.

To shine a light on the fight against heart disease, CHRISTUS Physician Group has launched the #OnMyHeart campaign, lending a voice to caregivers across CHRISTUS Health who are on the frontlines of cardiac care every day.

CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana announces latest plans in response to the current winter weather event.

Both CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Emergency Rooms continue to operate 24/7:

• CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital
• CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital