Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 346 licensed bed acute care hospital located in downtown Alexandria.
The hospital was founded in 1903 and now offers a variety of specialties from trauma and cardiac care to surgery and pediatric/women's services. Disclaimer
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12/29/2025
Ring in the New Year safely! 🎉 As you celebrate with family and friends, a few simple precautions can help keep everyone healthy—and out of the ER.
🎥 Thanks to KALB News Channel 5who helped us provide quick, practical tips to help you stay safe on New Year’s Eve, from smart travel choices to celebrating responsibly at home.
Celebrate wisely, look out for one another, and start the New Year with great memories—not a hospital visit. Wishing you a safe, happy, and healthy New Year! 🥳
12/25/2025
On behalf of our colleagues, we wish you a Merry Christmas!
12/23/2025
Scratch a visit to the emergency room off your list this season by staying safe. Trauma Program Director Shawn Moreau, DNP, TCRN, CEN, provides tips to avoid falls, trips and other injuries commonly associated with the holidays.
12/22/2025
It may be typical Christmas-week weather in Louisiana - warm, humid and muggy - but that didn't stop our colleagues from getting into the holiday spirit for ugly sweater day on Monday! 🎅🏼🎄😥
12/17/2025
Our colleagues truly showed the spirit of the season by collecting toys for the Children’s Advocacy Network. The donations were plentiful, and we’re proud to help make the holidays a little brighter for children in our community. 🎁✨
12/16/2025
We are holding our final blood drive of the year tomorrow from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the South Tower Lobby. Please make plans to join us and LifeShare Blood Center - Alexandria and donate. Blood donations dip during the holidays, but the demand for blood doesn't. Each donation has the potential to save up to a 3 lives!
12/15/2025
🎅 Our colleagues have been busy elves these past few weeks to help make Christmas extra special for families in our area as we took part in the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program.
🎁Today, 18 families received decorated trees and gifts. Extra recognition goes out to Nursing Administration for placing first in the tree decorating contest. Post Anesthesia Care Unit took second place and 3 South third place. 🎄
12/12/2025
🎅 Our colleagues have been very good, so Santa Claus made an early visit this past week to take pictures with our families and allow children to tell Jolly Old Saint Nick their last-minute Christmas wish list. 🎁
Thank you to Susan Stevison Photography llc for taking great pictures once again.
12/10/2025
Cardiologist Kanna Posina, M.D., (third from right) and some of our heart cath lab colleagues became the first in the region to use a drug-coated balloon on patients with in-stent restenosis. In-stent restenosis is a blockage or narrowing that comes back in the portion of the coronary artery previously treated with a stent. The drug on the balloon helps keep the existing stent from re-occluding.
12/08/2025
Planning to travel during the holidays? Make sure your most precious and valuable cargo travels safely. Stop by our FREE monthly child safety seat checks this Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Scott Street entrance to Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital. A trained child passenger safety educator will take a look at your car seats, make sure they are not under recall, make sure the seat is installed properly and show you how to install the car seat. The car seat check process takes between 15-25 minutes, depending on how many car seats are in the vehicle.
12/05/2025
Colleagues in our Radiology department hold a Lego MRI set in front of our Outpatient Center MRI machine Friday. Lego created the medical sets to help calm pediatric patients before receiving an MRI. Lego research found that 96 percent of healthcare professionals said the model helps reduce children’s anxiety, and 46 percent reported a lesser need to use sedation after the children played with the set. The Lego MRI allows pediatric patients to learn about the procedure through hands-on play, and the table in the set even moves back and forth.
12/03/2025
LOPA - Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency held its annual Tree of Life Ceremony Wednesday morning to honor donor heroes and their families. Family members and friends hang ornaments in remembrance and celebration of organ donors. The Tree of Life is located in our South Tower Lobby.
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Founded in 1903 at the corner of Second and Lee streets in Alexandria, Louisiana, Rapides Regional Medical Center represents a proud heritage of compassionate healthcare services coupled with the most advanced technology of the day.
With a continued emphasis on progressive care, Rapides Regional Medical Center has grown to meet the continually changing needs of our patients and the rapidly advancing technology of modern healthcare. Located in downtown Alexandria and easily accessible from Interstate 49, the hospital has 362 beds and is fully accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital participates in the Medicare, Medicaid and Champus programs as well as a number of commercial insurance and managed care programs.
Rapides Regional Medical Center 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, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic services, physical therapy, skilled nursing services, respiratory therapy, lithotripsy and various outpatient services. At the beginning of 2012, Rapides Regional Medical Center became the first verified Level II Trauma Center in Louisiana. The medical staff includes physicians in more than 30 medical specialties.
Rapides Regional Medical Center set a shining example by becoming a three-time winner of the Louisiana Quality Award. This award honors businesses and organizations that are leaders in the pursuit of quality and service. Rapides Regional Medical Center was also honored by being named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals - Benchmarks for Success." The annual study lists hospitals based on quality, operations and financial management. In addition, we operate the area’s first Certified Stroke Center, offering comprehensive stroke care from the minute a patient walks through our door to the time they go home. Plus we are the only accredited, Cycle III Chest Pain Center in Central Louisiana.
In 1993, the operating assets and name of Rapides Regional Medical Center were sold to Central Louisiana Healthcare Systems Partnership. Then, in 1998, the joint venture restructured to a limited liability corporation - Rapides Healthcare System. Today, HCA continues to own a 74% interest and Rapides Foundation owns a 26% interest in the Rapides Healthcare System. The RHS board is represented by an equal third representation of HCA appointees, physicians and Rapides Foundation appointees.
