About Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - Lake Area

Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - Lake Area

Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - Lake Area provides exceptional care close to home. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, we offer a comprehensive range of services to meet your healthcare needs.

Our specialties include:

  • Cancer care
  • Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Family medicine
  • General surgery
  • Gynecology
  • Hematology/oncology
  • Obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
  • Orthopedics
  • Pulmonary services
  • Radiology and diagnostic imaging
  • Sleep disorders
  • Smoking cessation services
  • Surgery
  • Women’s services

We also provide virtual visits for many primary and specialty care appointments, bringing expert care to you, wherever you are. Learn more about virtual visits.

From damaging your health to monopolizing your time and draining your budget, tobacco use can hold you back in many ways. Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - Lake Area helps you move forward with tobacco cessation and quit-smoking services close to home.

No matter your age or how long you’ve smoked, vaped or used smokeless tobacco, you can quit and your health will benefit. The Ochsner Tobacco Cessation Program has a strong record of helping people break the habit. About 30% of our patients quit within a year, which is more than triple the national average. We offer free tobacco cessation counseling from certified tobacco treatment specialists. Our experts will help you find an effective combination of treatments, many of which may be covered at no cost or at a reduced rate.

Quitting smoking, vaping or using smokeless tobacco is hard — and even harder to do alone. With support and guidance, however, your chances of successfully quitting increase. By deciding to make an important change for your health, you’ve already taken a major step. Now, let our certified tobacco cessation providers help you reach your goal.

Ready to start your journey toward a tobacco-free life? To make an appointment for tobacco cessation services, call 504-842-7490 or 337-656-6876.