Press Releases

On behalf of the Health Resources Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), and Delta Regional Authority (DRA), The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) is excited to announce St. James Parish Hospital has been selected to participate in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program. Through the DRCHSD Program,…

St. James Parish Hospital is proud to announce the 2021 Employees of the 3rd Quarter, Fabian Steib, phlebotomist, and Leslie Fisher, RN, Education Coordinator and ER Manager. Both employees were nominated by fellow staff and chosen by the Executive Leadership Team for their dedication to the hospital. Fabian attended St. James High School and went…

The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that private insurance companies cover annual lung cancer screenings for heavy smokers fitting certain qualifications. St. James Parish Hospital offers these screenings locally.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends yearly lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT scan) for people who— Have a 20 pack-year…

We appreciate your support and patience as we worked to restore services in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. St. James Parish Hospital is now back to normal operations. Family Practice Clinics Poche Medical Clinic, Lutcher Family Clinic and St. James West Bank Clinic are all open. Patients can call the clinics or use the new…

St. James Parish Hospital welcomes Dr. Dylan Poche, Family Practice Physician. Coming from a family of physicians who have long cared for this community, Dr. Dylan is dedicated to providing high quality primary care in St. James Parish alongside his father, Dr. Jerry Poche and uncle, Dr. Randall Poche. Dr. Dylan Poche earned his undergraduate…

St. James Parish Hospital is now partnering with BROC (Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic) Foundation to support Lutcher High School Athletes through an athletic training program. The hospital’s experienced team of physical therapists and movement specialists will work with the BROC team to support the sports medicine needs of students. The BROC Athletic Training Outreach Program…

St. James Parish Hospital is excited to welcome Dr. Randall Poche to its Board of Commissioners. Dr. Randall attended Medical School at LSU in New Orleans. He began practicing in 1985 at Poche Medical Clinic in Lutcher and joined the St. James Parish Hospital family in 2013. Dr. Randall has spent his entire career caring…