West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) and the West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Foundation is launching a community-wide thank you campaign in appreciation of the many businesses and individuals who have shown overwhelming support and generosity during the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath of Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
Cameron LNG donates a temporary building to West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) to operate the Hackberry Rural Health Clinic and meet the healthcare needs of Cameron Parish residents.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) remains open and available to meet the healthcare needs of Southwest Louisiana. During the storm, WCCH was able to treat patients in the emergency department (ED) and continues to provide ED, medical-surgical, maternity, and ICU services following Hurricane Delta’s landfall. Additionally, laboratory and radiology services are available at WCCH’s Main Campus.
Given the impending threat of Hurricane Delta to Southwest Louisiana, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) is in the process of evacuating and relocating patients to medical facilities in the Greater Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas.
In following a mandate from the Louisiana Department of Health regarding COVID-19, we are temporarily limiting visitation in WCCH facilities.
The West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) Foundation is pleased to announce a charitable donation in the amount of $200,000 from Cheniere to help establish a Hurricane Laura Employee Relief Fund for WCCH employees.
As of this morning, power has been restored at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH). However, in collaboration with Entergy, WCCH will remain on generator power for the next couple of days as surrounding neighborhoods are added to Entergy’s power grid.
Although Hurricane Laura was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana in over 150 years, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) has been able to provide continual care prior to and in the days following the storm. Our facility has remained on uninterrupted generator power since the storm made landfall.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital has implemented a new “Send a Cheer Card” initiative to enhance the patient experience. This e-card system allows family and friends to send a personalized greeting to a patient in the hospital directly from the WCCH website.
An eagle scout candidate recently built a lean-to for the horses at the Genesis Therapeutic Riding Center of West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital as her Eagle Scout project. Kristen Darbonne, 16, volunteers at the Riding Center in the summers and knows how hot it gets in the pasture and wanted to do something to help.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital is pleased to announce the following new leaders: Anne Billeaudeaux, Thea Tran, Anne Welch and Matthew Welsh.
Since 2013, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) in Sulphur has been using UV light technology to expand and enhance the effectiveness of their disinfection methods, which continues to be helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WCCH will adopt 2020 Tax Millage rates at the upcoming Board of Commissioners meeting on May 26, 2020.
WCCH will begin safely resuming services that will allow us to address the current and ongoing medical needs of our patients, effective today, Monday, May 4.
Your health and safety is our top priority.
WCCH is pleased to announce Brian Thompson, RN, as Chief Nursing Officer.
WCCH is pleased to announce that Sherron Deculus, RN, RHIA, has been named director of Care Management.
WCCH is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Klenke to Chief Information Officer.
WCCH recently recognized its July and August Employees of the Month for 2019. Jordan Hatch and Amy Dever were those selected to receive the honor during this time period.
On Wednesday, July 10, Cameron LNG awarded the Foundation of WCCH with a $6,500 grant.
WCCH recently recognized April Trahan and Laura Pryor as its March and April Employees of the Month for 2019.
WCCH has announced that three summer offerings of the Safe Sitter® babysitting class for girls and boys age 11 to 13 will be held.
Between Us Girls, an adolescent class offered by West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH), is scheduled to be held Saturday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., in the hospital’s Cafeteria Conference Room.
WCCH will hold a community health fair open to the public in Sulphur on Thursday, April 18, from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. at Dynamic Dimensions Fitness Center located at 545 Cypress Street.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital is pleased to announce that Kenneth Adamson, RN, has been named Emergency Department Director.
WCCH is pleased to announce that Yolanda Doucet, has been promoted from the position of Senior Admissions Representative to Admissions Supervisor.
The Diagnostic Center of West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) is pleased to announce its recent upgrade of a new 3 tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital will offer a seminar on diabetes. “Living Well with Diabetes” will feature guest speakers Kevin Schlamp, MD, family medicine physician and Daniel T. Hall IV, DPM, foot and ankle specialist.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital is pleased to welcome Ravali Tarigopula (Tari), MD, pulmonary and critical care physician, to its growing medical staff.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) is pleased to announce the addition of William Devin Seale, MD, general surgeon, to its medical staff.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital (WCCH) is pleased to announce that Susan Sonnier has been promoted from Housekeeping Coordinator to the position of Environmental Services director.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital will host Healthy Meals in Minutes Cooking Demonstration on Tuesday, July 17 at 11 a.m. in the WCCH Cafeteria Conference Room, located at 701 Cypress Street in Sulphur.
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital will host its diabetes support group on Monday, July 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the hospital’s cafeteria conference room.
