Press Releases
Community Blood Drive 2.17.23
Join Us In partnership with The Blood Center, St. James Parish Hospital will be hosting a community blood drive from 11am to 4pm on Friday, February 17th. The drive will be held in the Community Education Room located in the medical plaza next to the hospital. Remember to eat a good meal and stay hydrated…
23-Jan-2023 to 23-Jan-2023
LIVE at Lunch Cancer Education 10.27.22
Join us for a Facebook LIVE at Lunch (via the Facebook Event page) with Denise Louque, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Dr. Laura Chauvin, Oncologist, who will be joining our Facebook Community Live from a parish event to offer education on Prostate and Breast Cancer. 11:30AM Denise Louque, St. James Parish Hospital Family Nurse Practitioner, will…
19-Oct-2022 to 19-Oct-2022
2022 NRHA Top 20 Hospital for Patient Satisfaction
St. James Parish Hospital was recognized by the National Rural Health Association as one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the nation for Patient Satisfaction. Top performing Critical Access Hospitals are identified through The Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX which utilizes publicly available data sets to quantify overall hospital performance based on…
17-Oct-2022 to 17-Oct-2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters
St. James Parish Urgent Care offers the Bivalent COVID-19 Booster (updated booster) for individuals 5 and older. COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters are offered on a walk-in basis every Thursday from 8am to 8pm at St. James Urgent Care located in Lutcher in the Medical Plaza next to the Hospital. The CDC recommends an updated Bivalent…
29-Sep-2022 to 29-Sep-2022
Temporary Mask Mandate Lifted Effective 9.12.22
The hospital’s current COVID policy states that a mask mandate will be in effect when the transmission rate of COVID-19 is high in our community. The transmission rate of COVID-19 in St. James Parish is no longer considered high at this time; therefore, our temporary mask mandate has been lifted. Masks are still encouraged for…
9-Sep-2022 to 9-Sep-2022
Hospital CNO Completes Nursing Fellowship Program
St. James Parish Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer, Rhonda Zeringue, RN, recently completed a yearlong national fellowship program through the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL). An elite group of nurse leaders from around the country must apply and be accepted annually into the program. Rhonda’s participation was funded by a competitive scholarship she was awarded.…
