About Ochsner American Legion Hospital

Ochsner American Legion Hospital is a 49-bed hospital in Jennings, Louisiana, providing compassionate, high-quality healthcare close to home. Since opening, the hospital has served generations of families across Southwest Louisiana with a wide range of services, including cardiology, OB/GYN, surgical care and emergency medicine.

We're proud to have received an “A” for Fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

Comprehensive care, connected for you

At Ochsner American Legion Hospital, we’re making healthcare easier and more accessible. One of the biggest advantages of choosing Ochsner is our secure electronic medical record system. No matter where you go within the Ochsner network, your medical history travels with you and can be accessed by specialists, urgent care centers and emergency departments throughout the Gulf South.

Patients also benefit from MyOchsner, our online patient portal that helps you stay connected to your care team. Through MyOchsner, you can:

  • Call or message your doctor
  • Schedule appointments, including same-day and next-day visits
  • Request prescription refills
  • Set preventive health reminders
  • View test results and connect your family to your care team

Schedule an appointment

To schedule an appointment, call 337-616-7000 or book directly through MyOchsner.

We offer same-day, next-day, weekend and virtual visits.

Ochsner American Legion Hospital's cardiology team is led by highly trained cardiologists, with a wealth of experience. Our cardiology department offers the only cardiac catheterization lab facility between Lake Charles and Lafayette as well as a  cardiopulmonary rehabilitation facility. 

Our cardiac catheterization lab offers:

  • Diagnostic coronary angiography
  • Nuclear stress testing
  • Echocardiograms

For more information about our cardiac catheterization lab, call 337-616-7360.

Our cardiopulmonary rehabilitation facility is available for patients who have experienced serious heart or lung health complications, including:

  • Myocardial infarction
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting
  • Stable angina
  • Valve replacement
  • Heart transplants
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)/Stent
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

This physician-supervised program utilizes state-of-the-art monitoring to help patients grow stronger and to assist with lifestyle modification in order to help patients reach their most successful recovery.

Our infusion clinic provides chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy infusions, including iron infusions, immunotherapies, antibiotics and other advanced treatments close to home.
 
Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the clinic accepts referrals from any provider.
 
The infusion team, made up of experienced local nurses and providers, is dedicated to walking alongside patients through every step of their journey, including the bell-ringing tradition that celebrates milestones in cancer care.
 
Interested patients may speak with their provider about receiving infusion therapy at Ochsner American Legion Hospital.

Ochsner American Legion Hospital offers a full-range of radiology services, including:

  • 64-slice CT
  • Mammograms
  • Ultrasounds
  • MRIs
  • Nuclear medicine

This department is equipped with updated, modernized imaging machines, including two GE Logic-7 ultrasound machines, a new Phillips Bright View Nuclear Camera, a RADREX-i Dual Detector Digital Radiography System and two PACS systems. For surgeries, our team utilizes a OEC c-arm 9600 with the goal of reducing pain and recovery time for our patients.

Ochsner American Legion Hospital is only hospital in southwest Louisiana with breast-specific gamma imaging, which is one of the most advanced diagnostic tools for mammography. Through multiple clinical studies, this type of imaging has demonstrated a high sensitivity for identifying earlier stage cancers. 

Ochsner American Legion Hospital's respiratory department offers a wide range of services, including complete pulmonary function tests. 

Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well a patient's lungs work, including how well they actually breathe and how effectively oxygen is transported to vital parts of the body. 

These tests are usually ordered if you are having symptoms of lung problems, as part of a routine physical or to assess how well your lungs are functioning before undergoing surgery.

Ochsner American Legion Hospital provides surgical and post-surgical care. The friendly and community-oriented environment is ideal for patients' comfort. 

Our surgical procedures include:

  • Amputations: Toe, above-the-knee, or below-the-knee amputations
  • Breast: Biopsy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, axillary lymph node dissection
  • Endocrine: Thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, distal pancreatectomy
  • Endoscopy: Bronchoscopy, colonoscopy, EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy), flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • Gastrointestinal (GI): Anal fistula or fissure, appendectomy, colorectal surgery, gallbladder disease, gastric surgery, hemorrhoidectomy, open or laparoscopic gastrostomy tube, PEG tube, small bowel disease, splenectomy
  • Head and neck: Carotid endarterectomy, lymph node biopsy, tracheostomy
  • Hernia: Femoral, inguinal (laparoscopic or open), umbilical, ventral (laparoscopic or open)
  • Liver: Liver biopsy, wedge resection
  • Lung: Pleurodesis, VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery), wedge resection
  • Pediatrics: Inguinal hernia, pyloric stenosis, umbilical hernia
  • Plastics: Component separation, gluteal flaps, tissue flaps
  • Skin and soft tissue: Basal or squamous cell cancer, lipomas, melanoma, pilonidal cysts, sebaceous cysts
  • Vascular access: Arteriovenous (AV) fistulas or grafts, central lines, dialysis catheters, mediports, tunneled catheters
  • Vascular disease: Aortograms or angiograms, peripheral stents
  • Wound care: Chronic nonhealing wounds, decubitus ulcers, incision and drainage of abscesses, skin grafts