LJcMC Graduate Medical Education

Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Facts:

• Established in 1978 – part of Congressional Region 3
• Became part of the Louisiana State University hospital system in 1997
• Cares for the population across southeastern Louisiana regardless of financial determination
• Serves as a major training site for residency programs from Ochsner Clinic Foundation and LSU School of Medicine
• Involved in schools of training for nursing, radiology, respiratory therapy and many other allied health professions
• A 156 bed Joint Commission accredited institution
• 40,000 ER Visits per year
• 6,000 Adult and Pediatric admissions per year
• 125,000 Total Outpatient Visits – Adult Primary Care – per year
• 225,000 Total Outpatient Visits per year
• 66 Medical-Surgical Staffed beds
• 8 ICU beds