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About University Hospital & Clinics | Lafayette

At Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics in Lafayette, Louisiana, we pride ourselves on providing compassionate, high-quality healthcare while shaping the future of medicine. As a teaching hospital, we offer a full range of specialized medical services tailored to your unique needs. Whether you’re uninsured, underinsured, or have private insurance, we are here to provide the care you deserve.

Why choose Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics?

We are more than just a hospital. We’re a partner in building a healthier, stronger community. Our full-service academic hospital brings together highly skilled board-certified physicians, advanced resources, and innovative care. Our medical team collaborates closely to create personalized care plans designed with your health as the priority.

Your care benefits from the expertise and innovation fostered in an academic setting, as we train the next generation of healthcare providers. This team-based approach ensures we stay at the forefront of medical advancements.

At Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics, your health and well-being are at the center of everything we do. From providing exceptional medical care to fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals, we are dedicated to empowering you and our community to thrive.

Since Ochsner Lafayette General took over management of Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics, several services and clinics were added and reinstated. The hospital saw an increase in the number of operating rooms and a fully renovated emergency department. Cardiology services were enhanced through a partnership with Cardiovascular Institute of the South, and outpatient diabetes nutrition education classes are also held on a monthly basis.

Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics offer a wide variety of services and specialties to serve the Lafayette area and its surrounding communities, including:

24-hour emergency department

The Emergency Room (ER) at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics offers state-of-the-art equipment and emergency expertise. We maintain a 20-bed, 24-hour emergency department and are able to provide the treatment necessary to stabilize patients of all ages in an emergency situation. If a higher level of care is required, we will transfer to the most appropriate facility.

Services such as laboratory, CT, X-ray, ultrasound and respiratory therapy are also available 24 hours a day. We take pride in customer service and in providing a positive healing environment. 

Audiology

A variety of audiology services are available to patients at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics, including Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing, hearing evaluations, middle ear analysis, vestibular testing, otoacoustic emission testing, medicaid pediatric hearing aids, in-house swim molds and cochlear fittings. An order from your physician is required for all tests. Testing is available Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Please call 337-261-6424 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Stress lab

  • EKG
  • Holter monitoring
  • Stress testing

Testing is available Monday to Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 337-261-6258.

Outpatient lab

Services are available Monday to Friday, 6 a.m.- 4 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 337-261-6212.

Outpatient nutrition services

Services include individual nutrition assessments and group nutrition education classes by a team of licensed and registered dietitians for improving overall health and nutrition management of chronic diseases. Open Monday to Friday by appointment only. 

Outpatient pharmacy 

Prescription processing and medication therapy management are available. We accept most commercial plans, most Medicare plans, and all Louisiana Medicaid plans. Patient assistance is available for uninsured, qualifying patients to obtain their medications.

The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 337-261-6235.

Radiology

Our radiology department offers X-ray, MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound/echocardiogram, CT, interventional radiology, mammography and bone density scan. For more information, call 337-261-6767.

Respiratory therapy

Services include pulmonary lab, electroencephalogram, sleep lab and bronchoscopy. For more information, call 337-261-6260.

Therapy

We offer pediatric occupational therapy that identifies problems and improves a child's independence and participation of daily skills. Our speech therapy program addresses speech, language, social and swallowing or feeding disorders in children and adults. A physician's order is required for all services. For more information, call 337-261-6710.

Ensuring everyone has access to care is part of our mission. Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics is a certified Medicaid Application Center, ready to assist you without the need for an appointment.

  • Location: Building 7 at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
  • Hours: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Contact: For assistance, call 337-261-6723 or 337-261-6721.

Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics houses four hospital-based LSU Health Graduate Medical Education programs that provide primary care and acute care services to the patients of the Lafayette area. The LSU Family Medicine and LSU Internal Medicine residency programs serve the inpatient setting and outpatient clinics with highly dedicated medical staff faculty. We also have two hospital-based LSU fellowship programs that require an additional year of training: geriatrics and sports medicine.

While our Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine and Geriatric Fellowship programs are home to nearly 60 residents/fellows, we also have approximately 25 additional residents and fellows that rotate at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics. These residents and fellows join us from their respective LSU Health Sciences hospital-based programs and while learning from our expansive pathology and phenomenal physician teaching faculty, they become part of our medical community. They rotate from two to four months within the following areas:

  • Surgery
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Cardiology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics

We are a teaching site to a host of medical students who come to us from cities all across Louisiana, Mississippi and beyond.

Advantages of a teaching hospital:

  • Teaching hospitals are well known for improving the health of the communities they serve.
  • The academic setting encourages a team approach to patient care.
  • Highly trained medical staff teaching future generations of healthcare providers for years to come.

Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics offers the following clinics:

  • Breast clinic 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Cardiology
    Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
    Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
     
  • Diabetes education
    Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Ear, nose & throat (ENT)
    (Accepts Medicaid)
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Endocrinology
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Family medicine
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Gastroenterology 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • General surgery 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. -4 p.m.
     
  • Infectious disease
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Internal medicine
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Lung mass clinic 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Neurology 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Oncology clinic
    Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
     
  • Oncology infusion
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
     
  • Ophthalmology (located off campus)
    Monday-Friday,7 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
     
  • Orthopedics
    Sports Medicine / Concussion Clinic
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Pediatrics (located off campus)
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Plastic & reconstructive surgery
    May include: breast reconstruction, breast reduction, panniculectomy, hand trauma
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Pulmonology
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Renal clinic 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Rheumatology 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic (accepts Medicaid)
    Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.
    Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.
     
  • Urogynecology 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Urology 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Women's health 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.
     
  • Wound care 
    Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Food and dining options

Our cafe at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics offers visitors several meal options. We have a hot line, deli bar and pizza. We also have Grab-n-Go salads, parfaits, specialty sandwiches and other tasty selections.

Dining hours

Monday-Friday

  • Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m.
  • Lunch: 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
  • Service is currently not available for dinner.

Weekends and holidays

Service is currently not available for weekends or on these major holidays: New Year’s Day, Mardi Gras Day, Good Friday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.