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The St. Tammany Parish Hospital emergency department is a non-bedded unit, providing emergency care Tammany Hospital in the ASSERT telestroke network. St.

Tammany Parish Hospital emergency department is a non-bedded unit, providing emergency care for all patients without discrimination. STPH is Covington's accredited chest pain center and is the only west St. With good teamwork, STPH ER strives to treat every patient according to each individual’s emergency need in a timely manner. All patients requesting examination and/or treatment will receive an appropriate medical screening exam by a physician to determine if an emergency medical condition exists. Tammany Parish Hospital adjusts its system in the Emergency Department to consistently reduce wait times. In fact, the ER routinely benchmarks below the national average. Whether your visit to the ER is for a minor incident or a major infarction, our skilled staff is ready to care for you.

08/29/2025

📅 Labor Day Hours – Monday, Sept. 1, 2025

St. Tammany Health System has announced special holiday hours for its clinics and facilities this Labor Day. Here's what to expect:

🏥 Emergency Services
Always open — 24/7 — including both the Covington hospital and Mandeville Emergency Department.

👩‍⚕️ Primary Care Clinics
• Express Care (Covington): Open noon – 7 p.m.
• Express Care Kids (Mandeville): Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• All other primary care clinics: Closed Monday, reopen Tuesday.

🩺 Specialty & Outpatient Clinics: Closed Monday, reopen Tuesday.

💊 Pharmacies
• Braswell’s Pharmacy: Closed Monday
• Employee Pharmacy: Open 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., normal hours resume Tuesday

📠 Business Offices: Closed Monday, reopen Tuesday

🚗 Valet & Shuttle Services
• No valet on Monday
• Lot 7 shuttle runs 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
• Full services resume Tuesday

Wishing you a safe and healthy Labor Day!

08/28/2025

🎙️ New Episode Alert: Northshore Healthbeat 🎙️

When the weather gets hot and the days get long, the Emergency Department at St Tammany Health System gets busy, busy, busy.

As we all count down to the arrival of fall in South Louisiana, we welcome STHS trauma experts Joe St. Phillip and Bethany Monistere to our (mercifully air-conditioned) “Northshore Healthbeat” studio to discuss what to do when the summer break goes sideways.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.sttammany.health/News/NorthshoreHealthbeatS2E13

08/18/2025

🌼 Congratulations to our newest DAISY Award-winning nurses! 🌼

St. Tammany Health System recently surprised this quarter’s honorees with well-deserved recognition for their extraordinary compassion and care. 💛

👏 Congratulations to:
Mandy Sanders, RN – Emergency Care Services
Paige Coleman, RN – Surgery Medicine
Amber Thompson, RN – Adult ICU

We’re so proud of these amazing nurses who go above and beyond every day.

08/15/2025

🚨 We're proud to share some lifesaving news! 🚨

St. Tammany Parish Hospital, the flagship of St. Tammany Health System, has earned the American Heart Association’s Target: Survival quality achievement award! 🏅

This national recognition highlights our commitment to rapid response and high-quality care that helps save lives when every second matters.

08/08/2025

💡 Did you know?

More than a dozen community groups rallied behind the establishment of St. Tammany Parish Hospital in 1954, partnering with elected leaders to will it into becoming reality. Seventy years later, St. Tammany Health System still thrives on its community partnerships viewing them an extension of its patient care.

08/05/2025

🌻 Sunflower Award Winners 🌻

Please join us in congratulating Jan Knobloch of Occupational Therapy and Mandi Stanga of Outpatient Radiology — the well-deserving recipients of our Sunflower Award for the third quarter of 2025!

The Sunflower Award, inspired by the Daisy Award for Exceptional Nursing, was created to recognize our outstanding non-nursing colleagues who go above and beyond in our healing mission.

Thank you, Jan and Mandi, for your incredible work and unwavering dedication! ❤️

08/04/2025

🌟 Congrats to ED Charge Nurse Savannah Parker! 🌟

Savannah has been named St. Tammany Health System’s 2025 Charge Nurse of the Year — a well-deserved honor recognizing her leadership, clinical excellence, and dedication to patient care.

Known for her calm under pressure and strong mentorship, Savannah is the kind of nurse others aspire to be. Thank you for all you do, Savannah! ❤️🩺

08/01/2025

💡 Did you know?

St. Tammany Health System was founded by the community in 1954 as St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 to operate its flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Seventy years later, it is an independent, self-governing and self-sustaining community health system that is proud of the numerous community partnerships that help it make good on its promise of delivering world-class healthcare close to home for residents of Western St. Tammany Parish.

07/30/2025

🏅 We’re proud to share that St. Tammany Health System has earned the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus achievement for excellence in stroke care! 🧠

This recognition highlights our commitment to evidence-based treatment that saves lives, shortens recovery time, and reduces hospital readmissions.

We’re also honored to receive:
✔️ Target: Stroke Honor Roll
✔️ Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

Because every second — and every patient — matters. ❤️

07/25/2025

💡 Did you know?

When it opened in 1954, St. Tammany Health System boasted just one facility, its flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Seventy years later, the Covington hospital has been joined by more than two dozen other facilities through the health system's service district, which covers Western St. Tammany Parish.

07/18/2025

💡 Did you know?

St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital was founded in 1954 after years of work by numerous determined civic activists and community groups.

Seventy years later, it is still a nonprofit community hospital — and a self-sufficient one, collecting no millages.

07/16/2025

🎉 Please join us in congratulating our St. Tammany Health System colleagues who recently celebrated their 5 Year Service Award!

We’re grateful for their dedication, compassion, and the care they bring to our community every day. 🙌 Here's to their continued success in the years to come! ❤️

Address

2929 US 190
Covington, LA
70433

Telephone

+19858984438

Website

http://www.sttammany.health/STHSER

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