SHREVEPORT, La. The winter storm has had a huge impact on area hospitals. While electric power was maintained, the lack of water and minimal water pressure has caused major
Northwest Louisiana hospitals recount wintry week, thankful for community support Hardworking staff at St. Mary Medical Center (Source: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport) By Chandler Watkins | February 19, 2021 at 1:21 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 10:15 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - It has been a tough week for many across the ArkLaTex, from residents to hospitals.
“I don’t think we could have anticipated what kind of week this was going to be,” Chris Mangin, CEO of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center, said. “It’s been a long week. It’s been good from the standpoint of having heat, water, but we’ve had to do it with a little more ingenuity than we thought we would have.”
Shreveport company comes to the aid of northwest Louisiana hospitals CNC Oilfield Services employees providing water to NWLA hospitals to keep patients and staff warm. (Source: Colton Sanders) By Chandler Watkins | February 18, 2021 at 1:59 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 9:41 PM
Colton Sanders, James Caskey, Kris Cooper, Jamie Burford, and Brain Sneed of CNC Oilfield Services in Shreveport have been using tankers to get water to CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier, Ochsner LSU Health Systems, and the Willis-Knighton Health System. Louisiana National Guard arrives at Willis-Knighton (Source: Willis-Knighton Health System)
“I got a phone call yesterday morning and was asked if I could help out the water situation at the hospitals,” Sanders said. “At this point, we had shut down operations. I thought if I had someone in one of the hospitals I would want to help out. I threw my clothes on and went and got in a truck, rallied up some of our other guys who said wherever
SHREVEPORT, La. - Hospitals supplied by LifeShare Blood Center locations in Louisiana and beyond are experiencing critically low blood supply levels due to hazardous winter weather conditions. Thus, putting scheduled
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February 13 – For the safety of participants and clinic staff, vaccination clinics have been rescheduled due to inclement weather. LSU Health Shreveport encourages all those in Priority Group 1B Tier One, to get their COVID-19 vaccine at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds while the vaccine supply is in hand. Those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine are individuals 65 and above, as well as COVID Emergency Response Personnel, Local Emergency Response and Law Enforcement. As seen around the US, vaccine availability is unpredictable so LSU Health Shreveport encourages all who are eligible to pre-register and receive the vaccine as soon as possible. Vaccination dates for Priority Group 1B Tier One are listed below.