Our Lady of Lourdes

March 23, 2020

Reader Q: Are local hospitals doing what other places are doing and making women birth alone, which is just horrible?

At both Lafayette General and Lourdes, which owns Women’s & Children’s, you are still allowed to have one person with you during childbirth.

News + Notes

March 19, 2020

Lourdes, General postponing elective procedures

In an updated notice to all of the state’s health care facilities, the Department of Health said it was “directing and requiring” hospitals to use their judgment in determining which medical procedures can be safely postponed for 30 days.