Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital

11/21/2025

It was hard to tell who had more fun this week at the 10th Students Exploring Career Opportunities hosted by The Orchard Foundation and one of our owners, The Rapides Foundation - the 10th grade students from throughout Central Louisiana, or our colleagues who showcased the wide variety of healthcare careers available.

11/19/2025

Did you know it is U.S. Antibiotics Awareness Week? It is to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat antimicrobial resistance (AR) poses to people, animal, plants, and their shared environment.
In the U.S., more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year. The estimated national cost to treat infections caused by six antimicrobial-resistant germs frequently found in health care can be substantial — more than $4.6 billion annually, according to a collaborative CDC study.

11/18/2025

Our NICU team is simply amazing. 💜 This Prematurity Awareness Month, they went above and beyond to bring a little extra joy by dressing our tiniest fighters as the cutest cuties! 🍊💕

These small moments of sweetness remind us just how big these babies’ strength truly is — and how dedicated our NICU heroes are every single day.

Thank you to our incredible team for the love, creativity, and compassionate care you pour into every little life. 💛👶

11/17/2025

Rapides Regional Medical Center CEO Vernon Jones explains to KALB News Channel 5 why being named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Care by Healthgrades helps us fulfill our mission.

Rapides Regional Medical Center named one of the best 50 hospitals.

11/13/2025

🏈 After the regular season, Alexandria Football and Tioga Indians Football are tied for first place in raising the most money for American Cancer Society in Kick Cancer 2025. Both teams are off this week after receiving byes in the first round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's Select Division I playoffs. Good luck to Pineville High School and Holy Savior Menard Central High School as they play first-round playoff games.

11/12/2025

To help celebrates Sigma Gamma Rho’s founding on Nov. 12, 1922, members of the local sorority visited Rapides Women’s and Children’s Hospital Wednesday as part of its Project Cradle Care. It is one of the sorority’s essential program to help improve infant health outcomes, especially in the African-American community. 💙💛

Local chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho visited hospitals today, presenting the families of the first female baby born at each with a special care package to help celebrate founder’s day. They also visited other families and pediatric patients to distribute gifts.

Thank you for your visit. Our patients appreciated you.

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day! Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, dedication and sacrifice. Your commitment to protecting our freedoms does not go unnoticed, and we are deeply grateful for all you have given.

To all Veterans — thank you for your service. Thank you for your strength. Thank you for your bravery. We appreciate you, today and every day. ❤️🤍💙

11/10/2025

📣 We are proud to announce Healthgrades has named Rapides Regional Medical Center one of America's 50 best hospitals for Surgical Care in its 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards. We are the only hospital in Louisiana to make the list.

Healthgrades’ Surgical Care Excellence Award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in overall surgical care across 15 of the most common in-hospital procedures, including cardiac, vascular, joint replacement, prostate, spine and gastrointestinal surgeries.

11/07/2025

Help us congratulate Labor & Delivery's Kayla Granger, BSN, RN, as our newest recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Kayla received multiple nominations from our patients for her outstanding care.
"She was so patient with me no matter how many times she had to come back in my room. She made me feel like I was a sister to her ... One day I hope I can be a nurse like her," read one nomination.
Said another, "Kayla was the most amazing and compassionate nurse. Even when she was no longer our nurse, she made sure to come and check on us and made sure we had everything we needed."
Congratulations, Kayla, and thank you for providing Excellence, Every Day, Every Time.

11/05/2025

🏈 As difficult as it is to believe, we are entering the final week of the 2025 high school football regular season. Tioga Indians Football and Alexandria Football are not only battling for district titles tonight and tomorrow, they also are battling to capture the 2005 Kick Cancer Golden Boot award for raising the most money for the American Cancer Society. Good luck to the Indians and Trojans, and everyone else in Week 10 as the state playoffs begin next week!

11/04/2025

Leaders at Rapides Regional Medical Center spent time preparing and delivering care bags filled with everyday essentials for our homeless neighbors. 💙

We partnered with the Central Louisiana Homeless Coalition to ensure these items get directly into the hands of those who need them most.

This is just one of our acts of service this year — a reflection of our mission to care for our community both inside and outside the hospital walls. Together, we can make a difference. 🫶