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New York Times - LSUHS Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Ochsner LSU Health Director of Emergency Services, Dr. Jacquelyn Bowers talks about patient treatment for extreme cases of heat exposure.
LSU Health Shreveport faculty and residents provide tertiary level care for the entire region of North Louisiana, South Arkansas, and East Texas through Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport:
- Hospital beds- 478
- ED beds- 54
- Adult visits/year- 60,000
- Pediatric visits/year- 8,000
- Major trauma activations/year- 2,400
- Admission rate- 22%
- ICU admit rate- 2.3%
Emergency Medicine patients are cared for by:
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21 Emergency Medicine Attending Physicians
- 34 Emergency Medicine Residents
- 60 nurses
- 8 Advanced Practice Providers
We are the only ACS verified Level 1 Trauma Center in the region. We also serve as a primary stroke center with thrombectomy certification and the regional burn center.
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Department of Emergency Medicine History
Although our residency training program in Emergency Medicine did not begin until July 2004, our department has a history dating back to 1991. At that time a small group of like-minded emergency physicians came together for a single purpose: providing to an institution that patient care could be improved by applying the principles and concepts of Emergency Medicine. Under the leadership of Dr. Donna Carden, it didn't take long for emergency medicine to prove its worth and in March of 1992, full academic department status was granted to emergency medicine at LSU Health Shreveport, making it only the 35th academic department of Emergency Medicine in the U.S. and the first in Louisiana. Dr. Carden, along with interim chair Dr. Todd Thoma, and our first named Chair, Dr. Steven Conrad ('96-'01) are owed a debt of gratitude for laying the foundation upon which this Department has been built.
Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
The fully accredited residency program that our faculty has developed offers excellence in teaching and academic standards, a well-balanced and complete curriculum, and a supportive and friendly environment. Our full-time faculty work with our residents to prepare them for a future in Emergency Medicine, a specialty that is constantly evolving in a very exciting manner. We expect our graduates to be fully prepared to practice in any academic or clinical environment of their choosing as the future leaders and educators within our specialty.
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Latest News from LSUHS Emergency Medicine
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KSLA12 - Dr. Thomas Arnold, LSUHS Chairman of Emergency Medicine, shares information on how much water we should be consuming and what happens if we consume too much.
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KTAL6 - Dr. Jacquelyn Bowers, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at LSUHS shares, “You do not have to have a medical need to come in seeking safe haven. You can come to the hospital because you’re not safe and you need help to get out of a dangerous environment.”
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KTBS3 - People with traumatic injuries are usually taken to Shreveport's Ochsner LSU Health to be treated. In 2020, the hospital treated around 2,200 trauma patients. In 2021, it treated around 3,300 trauma patients, over 300 were pediatric cases. "We're a level one trauma center, we just recently got a repeat certification for trauma," said Dr. Chuck Fox, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, chief medical officer.
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Shreveport Times - During a global pandemic which has literally taken the breath away of so many, LSUHS scientists and researchers have been working to increase the safety and efficacy of emergency ventilation. The Tidal Volume Monitor project is spearheaded by the LSUHS Device group.
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