Advancing Acadiana

Effective May 12, 2025

The Main Entrance and Lobby at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital will be relocated effective Monday, May 12, 2025. All visitors are asked to use the entrance on the south side of the hospital near Buildings B & C, which will serve as the designated Main Entrance, while the hospital lobby is under construction.

The Emergency Department Entrance will remain open for emergencies only except between 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.

A shuttle will be available 24/7 to transport patients from the parking lot and other buildings on our campus as needed. For shuttle requests, call (337) 298-7361.

Use the designated temporary Main Entrance on the south side of the building to access the following:

• All Outpatient Services – Lab, Imaging, EEG, EKG, and Echo
• Registration – Including surgeries, C-Sections and scheduled inductions
• Pediatric Unit, PICU, Labor & Delivery, Antenatal, Mother/Baby Unit, and NICU
• Cafeteria and Food Services
• Ronald McDonald Family Room
• Classroom and Administration

The Emergency Entrance is to be used for EMERGENCIES ONLY.

• Exception: Visitors will need to access the hospital through this entrance between 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.
• Patient arrivals via ambulance remain unchanged. The ambulance drivers will still use the ambulance-only entrance.

Effective November 11, 2024

Temporary walls will be installed in the ED lobby, as we are having to redirect incoming traumas while construction is underway. We will also be installing exterior barrier walls around our workspace, which will be coned and flagged off to avoid vehicle or patient interference on the drive deck. Scaffolding will be placed and secured around the exterior stairwell.