At St. James Parish Hospital, we are making strides to help make you feel welcome, comfortable, relaxed and secure here at home. As a public, non-profit hospital serving the River Parishes for over fifty years, our 20-bed Critical Access Hospital offers an extensive range of in-patient, out-patient and emergency services for adults and children. Critical Access Hospital simply means that the hospital is critical in providing healthcare to our community and the government will help us to continue to serve you. While comparable in scope of services to much larger facilities, the hospital's smaller size allows the physicians and staff to provide personalized, quality medical services in a cost-effective manner. The physicians and hospital staff share a mission and a vision: St. James Parish Hospital is committed to provide excellent and compassionate healthcare to our community. Vision: Our vision is to be the best community hospital by focusing on a patient-centered environment that rewards strong work ethics, creating a positive public image, growing to meet the community's needs and continuing to improve technology, while recognizing the value of physicians and parterning with other healthcare providers. We want our patients and their families to feel confident in the staff's ability to provide professional care, while assuring that their rights as individuals are respected. "Large Enough to Serve, Small Enough to Care" is more than a slogan at St. James Parish Hospital. From the 24 hour emergency room to the surgical suites, the state-of the- art laboratory, x-ray, cat-scan, mammography and nuclear services, the hospital delivers emergency and routine medical care by highly-trained physicians, nurses and allied health professionals using the latest technology.