Louisiana’s St. Tammany Hospital To Expand Psychiatric Service Capacity In Emergency Department

Circle Connections: New Products & Services St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington has plans to begin a three-year, $21 million project to expand the emergency services and add new private patient rooms. The expansion includes the emergency department, which currently has 14 beds for emergency services and six for minor care. The expansion will deliver 30 total emergency services beds and will have specialized care settings built into the Emergency Department to accommodate: pediatric, geriatric and psychiatric emergencies. It will include an expanded footprint for the emergency wing and plans include attracting subspecialty physicians to elevate the level of . . .