South Cameron Memorial Hospital

09/18/2023

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is pleased to announce an agreement has been signed with South Cameron Memorial Hospital to provide the residents of Cameron Parish with access to health care services in Cameron Parish. The agreement includes the placement and operation of a temporary mobile heal...

09/14/2023

Services will start with a mobile unit, then a temporary facility from the parish Health Unit after it is renovated, until a two-year construction project for the permanent hospital is completed.

Cameron Parish officials will be updating residents today on plans for a new hospital in their area.

09/13/2023

Jade Moreau of KPLC 7 News interviewed hospital and parish officials as well as Lake Charles Memorial Health system leaders about the joint agreement to restore primary healthcare services, culminating in a new hospital, in Cameron Parish. See her report on today's newscasts.

09/13/2023

Cameron Parish officials will be holding a news conference this morning at 11:30 a.m. to discuss a newly formed partnership with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and will be showing rendering for the upcoming construction of a new hospital.

Cameron Parish officials will be updating residents today on plans for a new hospital in their area.

09/01/2023

We’re beyond pleased about our brand-new partnership with Lake Charles Memorial Health System as a first step in restoring healthcare.

“We believe this partnership with Lake Charles Memorial ensures long-term sustainability for the healthcare services in Cameron Parish,” said Stephanie Rodrigue, chairman of the Lower Cameron Hospital Service District.

"The partnership allows Lake Charles Memorial to reach out to the peripheral of the five-parish region, connecting the people of Cameron Parish to a strong network of providers and specialties, affording a healthcare home in their home parish," said Jason Rashall, Lake Charles Memorial Health System’s chief strategy officer.

District 5 Police Juror Scott Trahan said, "Storms may come our way, but knowing we have a strong partner to weather the storms with us is what we have been waiting for and what the residents deserve.”

09/01/2023

LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
AND SOUTH CAMERON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
ANNOUNCE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is pleased to announce an agreement has been signed with the Lower Cameron Hospital Service District, DBA "South Cameron Memorial Hospital," to provide the citizens of Cameron Parish with access to healthcare services in Cameron Parish.
The agreement includes the placement and operation of a temporary mobile health unit by Lake Charles Memorial Hospital that will provide primary care services to Cameron Parish residents and a lease to operate a health clinic.
Additionally, the agreement names Lake Charles Memorial Hospital as the managing and operating partner of the South Cameron Memorial Hospital.
“This is an exciting partnership with our healthcare neighbors in Cameron Parish,” states Devon Hyde, President & CEO of Lake Charles Memorial Health System. “As southwest Louisiana’s only community based, locally owned and operated health system, it’s our mission to improve the health of all people of southwest Louisiana. It’s important to us that we invest in service area that directly improve accessibility to healthcare services. More than anything, we view this partnership as an investment in the people of Cameron Parish. It’s a true privilege and it’s the right thing to do.”
Stephanie Rodrigue, Board Chairman of the Lower Cameron Hospital Service District, shares, “We believe this partnership with Lake Charles Memorial ensures long-term sustainability for the healthcare services in Cameron Parish. By leveraging the resources of Lake Charles Memorial, our community will have better access to the healthcare they need."
"The partnership allows Lake Charles Memorial to reach out to the peripheral of the 5-parish region, connecting the people of Cameron Parish to a strong network of providers and specialties, affording a healthcare home in their home parish," says Jason Rashall, Chief Strategy Officer with Lake Charles Memorial Health System.
With the current situation, the nearest hospital is close to an hour drive for Cameron Parish residents, the much needed services will allow access to care more quickly and conveniently. As Scott Trahan, lifelong resident of Cameron Parish and Police Juror for District 5 says, "Storms may come our way, but knowing we have a strong partner to weather the storms with us is what we have been waiting for and what the residents deserve.”