Health Care - Health Care And Wellness
Willis–Knighton Medical Center recently announced plans to build Louisiana’s first hospital-based proton beam therapy center. By the use of this highly sophisticated system, radiation can be fired directly at tumors while not disrupting or destroying surrounding tissue. You would think the good folks of Shreveport and Bossier would be elated at such news. The fact is, we are simply spoiled with the quality health care in the area. We are a regional health-care provider that holds its own against larger cities such as Dallas. Heart transplants? Not a problem. Need aggressive yet advanced treatment for cancer? We have you covered. Just look at our phone book’s Yellow Pages: almost 10 percent of all listings are dedicated to physicians and health-care providers. That’s not to imply we are a sickly lot; the figure simply indicates one of the major industries in the area and the success at providing services to folks from east Texas, southern Arkansas, and much of the state of Louisiana.
Of course, we have a history of being pioneers in health care. The first Shriner’s Hospital for Children was built here in 1922. We have one of the best teaching and research hospitals, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, in the nation. The 49,000-square-foot Regional Urology Physician Clinic and Surgery Centers of Shreveport and Bossier are considered two of the finest urological care facilities in the world and are nationally recognized leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. All of the Breast Centers throughout the Willis–Knighton Heath System use digital mammography, allowing for instant images for the radiologist and the earliest system of detection available to the patient. And CHRISTUS Schumpert Sutton Children’s Medical Center has become the model for comprehensive pediatric health care in the nation. See why we feel spoiled?
1. Christus Schumpert Highland
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 681-4500
Address: 1453 East Bert Kouns
Description: In 1998, CHRISTUS Schumpert purchased this facility from Columbia/HCA and has continued to expand its services ever since. In 2003 it added pediatric ophthalmology to it long line of specialties and the following year opened the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine building. A smaller facility than the main campus, the Highland location currently has 160 beds and offers birthing suites, medical and surgical care, and comprehensive coronary care, in addition to an excellent emergency room staff.
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
3. Christus Schumpert Sutton Children’S Medical Center
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 424-5467
Address: 915 Margaret St.
Description: Professional golfer and Shreveport native Hal Sutton had a dream of building a state-of-the-art children’s medical center for the region. The result has been an incredible facility, which has one of the best pediatric intensive care units in the country as well as a 40-bed neonatal intensive care ward. Each hospital room is private, providing a place for a parent to spend the night with their child. A playroom and teen lounge help provide patients a sense of normalcy that can be lost in other health-care environments. Other services include a center for high-risk deliveries; a pediatric emergency department; occupational, speech, and physical therapy; and on-site pediatric physicians, nurses, and other specialists. This facility is the greatest gift any metroplex could ask for.
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Address: 1501 Kings Hwy
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Address: 510 East Stoner Ave.
6. Regional Urology
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 683-0411
Address: 255 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Description: The 49,000-square-foot Regional Urology Physician Clinic and Surgery Centers of Shreveport and Bossier are considered two of the finest urological care facilities in the world and are nationally recognized leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. CT scan, ultrasound, and other advanced tools assure prompt and appropriate diagnosis of issues such as kidney stones and kidney, bladder, testicular, and penile cancers. Three advanced operating rooms are on-site, as well as the ability to conduct robotic surgery. These facilities also conduct research, which allows patients to continue to receive the most advanced care possible.
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Address: 3100 Samford Ave.
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Address: 2600 Greenwood Rd.
9. Willis–Knighton Pierremont Health Center
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 212-3000
Address: 8001 Youree Dr.
Description: This facility, built in 1999 and expanding ever since, has more than 300 beds and offers emergency, critical, and general care to its patients. LifeCare Hospital, a long-term acute-care facility, is located on the eighth floor, and a Pediatric Pavilion can be found near the back of the facility. The WK Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center is located across the street, and the Quick Care and Work Kare centers can be found west of the complex. Like other Willis–Knighton facilities, it also has a Fitness and Wellness Center ready to cater to your exercise needs.
10. Willis–Knighton South And The Center For Women’S Health
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 212-5000
Address: 2510 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Description: Originally opened in 1982 as South Park Hospital, it functioned as the first satellite (or extension of a main) hospital in the state. In addition to providing emergency, general, and critical care, it also houses the Center for Women’s Health, which has a neonatal intensive care unit, three large rooms to accommodate families having multiple births, and 42 beds for other patients. Several other buildings housing physicians are located on this campus. The Institute for Behavioral Medicine is also here, providing inpatient, partial patient, and outpatient psychiatric care and hosts a very well respected Addiction Recovery Center.
11. Cornerstone Hospital Of Bossier
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 747-9500
Address: 4900 Medical Dr.
Description: This is north Louisiana’s first long-term inpatient acute-care provider. This 72-bed complex has a dedicated staff of professionals trained to deal with the medically complex patient. It also has an eight-bed Critical Care Unit whose staff has advanced training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. CT capabilities on-site allow patients to received a diagnosis without having to be transported to another health-care facility.
12. Dubuis Hospital
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 221-3802
Description: Located on the ninth floor of CHRISTUS Schumpert St. Mary Place, Dubuis offers care for patients requiring extended hospitalization for issues such as ventilator dependency, wound care, and rehabilitation. All types of therapy, as well as family education, are available through this 36-bed facility, which is affiliated with the Catholic church. The staff develops individualized approaches to each patient, resulting in excellent outcomes.
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Address: 9320 Linwood Ave.
14. Brentwood Hospital
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 678-7500
Address: 1006 Highland Ave.
Description: Brentwood Hospital is a 200-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility serving Louisiana, east Texas, and south Arkansas for more than 33 years. It provides quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens. The diverse medical staff is comprised of specialists who are board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry, general psychiatry, addiction medicine, geriatric psychiatry, forensic medicine, and pain management, as well as American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) certification. Brentwood Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, certified by Medicare, Medicaid, and Champus and licensed by the state of Louisiana.
15. Quick Care – Shreveport
City: Shreveport, LA
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (318) 212-3520
Address: 1666 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Description: Both facilities, operated in conjunction with the Willis–Knighton Health System and certified by the Urgent Care Association of America, provide a great alternative to an trip to the emergency room. Designed to treat minor injuries and illnesses, both clinics are open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and do not require an appointment.