Rapides Regional Medical Center

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Joyce Draves, Senior Physician Recruiter
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Hospital

Rapides Regional Medical Center

 

Rapides Regional Medical Center
211 Fourth Street
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301

Website: http://www.rapidesregional.com

Hospital Profile

• Well-established 315-bed hospital with a 100+ year legacy of healthcare in central Louisiana, providing care within the community and to a service area population of 450,000.
• Rapides Regional Medical Center has served as the referral center of the first integrated healthcare delivery system in central Louisiana since 1994, when the Rapides Healthcare System was established.
• Rapides Regional offers a wide array of services including general medicine, general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, bypass surgery, cardiac rehabilitation, neurology, neurosurgery, intensive care and telemetry, oncology services, senior behavioral health services, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic services, physical therapy, skilled nursing services, respiratory therapy, lithotripsy and various outpatient services. The medical staff includes physicians in more than 30 medical specialties.
• The Medical Center's 35 bed Intensive Care Unit is equipped and staffed for both medical and surgical patients requiring highly skilled nursing care and medical procedures.

Intensivist / Hospitalist Program Profile

• At Rapides, the Intensivist / Hospitalist Team provide on-site service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Day shifts are generally 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., night shifts from 7 p.m. -7 a.m. The schedule consists of four to seven days on and four to seven days off. Each full time intensivist / hospitalist will work up to 192 hours of clinical/professional medical services per month, consisting of approximately 12 and eight hour shifts.
• The Intensivist / Hospitalist Team will provide service response for codes, consultations, inpatient episodic medical care, ICU procedures, unassigned ED call and patient admission/discharge.
• The Intensivist / Hospitalist Program is an integral component for the delivery of inpatient healthcare at the Hospital.

Community

• Central Louisiana has become known as "The Crossroads", a place where all of Louisiana comes together - from culture to food to music. The eight-parish area embraces the influence of the French, Spanish, Czechs, Germans, Native Americans, Africans and Anglos, which settled here.
• Alexandria/Pineville, with a population numbering 64,000, serves as the parish (county) seat for Rapides Parish, which has a total population of 135,250.The median age of residents in central Louisiana is 31 years and the local cost of living is 93% of the national average.
• The Crossroads are a wonderful place to raise a family offering an array of housing options, terrific youth sports opportunities, cultural amenities and entertainment options.    
• History lovers will find the nations largest number of places listed on the National Historic Register second only to the New Orleans, Louisiana.    
• Kisatchie National Forest offers bikers, hikers, hunters and nature observers endless opportunities for fishing, camping, hunting, hiking and boating.
• Alexandria International Airport, which offers numerous daily commercial flights, is located at England Airpark.
• An aggressive Chamber of Commerce and economic development authority point with pride to the numerous major industries which have chosen central Louisiana as their home including Proctor & Gamble, International Paper, Cleco, Dresser Industries, Boise Cascade, Union Tank Car, Star Tek, and Martco are among dozens of industries that help central Louisiana maintain a unique, stable economy.
• Central Louisiana offers a strong educational foundation, serving as home to a diverse collection of public, private and accelerated institutions of learning. In Rapides Parish alone, there are more than 50 public schools. An honors program in the public school system offers talented students the opportunity to expand their horizons through advanced learning challenges. Also impressive are the outstanding private and parochial schools that offer enhanced educational programs at affordable tuition.
• Collegiate education and sporting options are offered by Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Louisiana College and Northwestern State University.
• Professional and collegiate football fans can travel a short distance to enjoy Louisiana State University football in Baton Rouge or the New Orleans Saints.