An Important Part of Your Hospital Stay
Whether you’re visiting a loved one or here as a patient, we can help. Before your visit, be sure to read our hospital visitation policy. Our policy outlines the who, when, and where for your visit.
You May Need To Know
SMOKE-FREE POLICY
- We are proud to lead the way to a healthier community with a smoke-free environment.
- Smoking is not permitted in buildings, or outside, including parking lots.
DISABILITY SERVICES
- 24-hour TDD, 225-231-5252, and a TeleCaption television decoder.
- Handicapped parking spaces.
- A sign language interpreter for the hearing impaired.
PASTORAL CARE
- Our pastoral services chaplain is available to talk with people of all faiths and can make regular visits to patients and their families.
- Our nondenominational chapel is always open to patients, families and friends as a place for prayer, meditation, reflection or simply a place for a few quiet moments, located on the 1st floor of the hospital near Woman's Way Café.
- To contact us, call the hospital operator: Dial 0 within the hospital or 225-927-1300 when calling from outside the hospital, or Social Services at 225-924-8456.
CONTACT A PATIENT
- To contact a patient, please call the operator at 225-927-1300. Calls will only be forwarded to the patient's room between 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM.
- If the patient is still in Labor and Delivery or Surgery, she can only make outgoing calls from the telephone in her room; the telephone cannot receive incoming calls.
SECURITY
- For security concerns, call 225-924-8473.
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PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL
- Volunteer and join our PFAC to help improve the experiences at Woman’s.
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