News from Lady of the Sea

PROGRESS REPORT!

(Last Update: 11/29/2023)

Work continues daily for Lady of the Sea's Temporary Hospital, scheduled to open at the end of 2023. The Temporary hospital is being built between West 134th Street and West 134th Place in Galliano, specifically between the Lady of the Sea Medical Clinic in Cut Off and the existing hospital building. Current work includes exterior and interior construction.

Scroll through the pictures below to see the progression of this project starting with December 2022.

Also, you can see pictures here from DEMOLITION OF THE HOSPITAL that was damaged for Hurricane Ida in 2021.

DECEMBER 2022 Project Progress

DECEMBER 2022
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JANUARY 2023
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FEBRUARY 2023
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MARCH 2023
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APRIL 2023
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MAY 2023

AUGUST 2023
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NOVEMBER 2023
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(Article from our Summer 2023 newsletter La Dame de la Mer)

Coming Back!

Healthcare in South Lafourche is Rebuilding, Resilient, Reimagined

Lady of the Sea administration received official confirmation in mid-July that FEMA has approved the replacement of the main hospital facility.

“This is great news for the South Lafourche community,” said Dr. Lloyd J. Guidry, Jr., CEO of Lady of the Sea General Hospital. “What this official confirmation means is that FEMA will provide 90% of funding, minus the insurance collected, to build a new, modern, code-compliant facility that will be designed with an emphasis on mitigation and resiliency to ensure it withstands any future storms that threaten our community.”

The FEMA funding obligation is currently in Expert Review with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Although administration had started working with architects and had even chosen a CMAR (Construction Manager at Risk), the hospital was still waiting on official word that the replacement was going to be the option chosen before proceeding any further. “By working with a CMAR, we will get ahead of long lead items and supply chain issues, which leads to a quicker, smoother construction. If all continues according to plan, we could be opening the permanent hospital in the summer of 2025,” said Tad Lafont, COO of Lady of the Sea General Hospital. Architect’s renditions of the permanent facility have already been publicized and are included on the newsletter page and the front cover. “Not only is it aesthetically appealing, but it’s also designed to ensure our community hospital will be functional for decades to come no matter what mother nature decides to throw our way,” Lafont reported.

Finally, the return of hospital services is within our grasp. After working through the necessary processes, laws and codes to build a temporary facility, the building is on our campus, and the opening date is currently scheduled for the end of 2023.

“This temporary hospital will bridge the gap of inpatient services while we continue to work toward building the new permanent hospital,” said Lloyd Guidry, Jr., Pharm.D., CEO of Lady of the Sea General Hospital.

Be on the lookout for more information on tours of the facility and grand opening / ribbon cutting activities as the opening date is set.

Q & A

Q. What services will be in the hospital?

A. We are working diligently to bring back all of the services offered prior to Hurricane Ida in our community. Inpatient care, ED, Lab, Radiology, Cardiopulmonary, Medical Records, and Business Services will be located at one site making it convenient for patients.

Relocated helipad is across the street by the current ER.
Expanded healthcare services will include improved imaging, mammography, dexascan and MRI.
Nutritional Services and meals will be availabile
We will be expanding staffing and rehiring some staff who lost their position as a result of the hospital closure
We will be bringing inpatient care back to the community with a 10 bed Med-Surg unit
Patient privacy will be improved in the ED
Improved work space for all hospital service

Q. Will the hospital still accept Medicaid, Medicare and Insurances?

A. Today, we continue to accept Medicaid, Medicare and various health insurances in our hospital departments and our clinics.