lallie kemp regional medical center

On August 15, 1939, Florida Parishes Charity Hospital opened the doors of an establishment to help the indigent and needy patients of Tangipahoa, St. Helena, Livingston, and East and West Feliciana parishes. The property purchased for the hospital consisted of the Brown-Whittington home, a two-story house with a winding staircase and housed a swimming pool in the rear. The original professional staff consisted of six people, which included the superintendent, two physicians, a pharmacist, and two registered nurses.

In 1954, the Florida Parishes Charity Hospital was rededicated in memory of Mrs. Lallie Conner Kemp.

Effective July 1, 2005, LSU Lallie Kemp Medical Center became a Critical Access Hospital with the maximum capacity of 25 acute care/swing beds. A critical access hospital’s criteria is that it be located in a rural area, provide 24 hours emergency care services, and maintain an average length of stay of 96 hours or less.

Lallie Kemp Medical Center has been transformed, made over, and exists today as an acute care hospital, still fulfilling the primary mission of treating all citizens of the Florida Parishes. While the primary mission is the medically indigent, the hospital provides health care to all citizens of the State of Louisiana accepting Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and self-pay patients. Lallie Kemp Medical Center plays a role in the education of future health-care professionals through agreements with several area Technical Schools and Schools of Nursing for students to receive their clinical training. With 25 licensed beds, a complement of over 450 employees, and experiencing over one hundred thousand outpatient encounters annually, the hospital has become a major force in health care delivery in the area.

Sherre Pack-Hookfin, BA, MA

Mrs. Sherre Pack-Hookfin currently serves as the Acting Chief Executive Officer at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pack-Hookfin’s career spans over twenty-eight years of healthcare experience with twenty-three solid years of Senior Hospital Management experience. Mrs. Pack-Hookfin began her career at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center as a Typist Clerk in the Human Resources department back in 1979. Her hard work, dedication, and commitment to the highest quality of patient care catipulted her upward through the ranks at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, where she has held various managerial roles including her current role as Acting CEO that she has held since July 2007. Her educational background includes a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Health, both from Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA.