A recognized leader in health care for Southwest Louisiana, CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital provides comprehensive health and wellness services. Since opening in 1908, this acute care facility has been dedicated to improving the health of the community, embracing the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each patient. CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospitals commitment to quality health care continues through extensive specialty care programs and centers of excellence. The nationally recognized cardiac team has continued to set the bar for excellence with awards on both state and national levels. Patients benefit from the outstanding quality of the cardiac team and the latest technology advances in surgery, oncology and radiology.