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The St. Tammany Parish Hospital emergency department is a non-bedded unit, providing emergency care Tammany Hospital in the ASSERT telestroke network. St.

Tammany Parish Hospital emergency department is a non-bedded unit, providing emergency care for all patients without discrimination. STPH is Covington's accredited chest pain center and is the only west St. With good teamwork, STPH ER strives to treat every patient according to each individual’s emergency need in a timely manner. All patients requesting examination and/or treatment will receive an appropriate medical screening exam by a physician to determine if an emergency medical condition exists. Tammany Parish Hospital adjusts its system in the Emergency Department to consistently reduce wait times. In fact, the ER routinely benchmarks below the national average. Whether your visit to the ER is for a minor incident or a major infarction, our skilled staff is ready to care for you.

11/14/2025

✨ A Decade of Excellence ✨

For the 20th consecutive grading period, St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital has earned an “A” grade for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, an independent healthcare watchdog organization.

This latest recognition marks 10 years of straight A’s – the longest active streak in Louisiana! 🎉

“At St. Tammany Health System, patient safety is not just a priority. It is the foundation of everything we do.” – Joan Coffman, President and CEO of St. Tammany Health System

11/12/2025

🏆 Vote for St. Tammany Health System in Edge of the Lake Magazine’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!

Voting is now open and we invite our colleagues, friends, and community members to help celebrate the people and programs that make St. Tammany Health System exceptional.

✨ Be sure to cast your vote for Best Hospital under the Medical section – and don’t miss the chance to support our amazing teams in other categories like Cardiologist, Family Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrician, Physical Therapist and more!

You can also show your support in categories such as:
🎨 Arty/Charity Event: Healing Arts Initiative
🛍️ Shopping/Gifts: St. Tammany Hospital Gift Shoppe or Pharmacy at Braswell’s
💊 Shopping/Pharmacy: St. Tammany Pharmacy at Braswell’s
❤️ Services/Nonprofit: St. Tammany Health Foundation

🗳️ Cast your votes by Sunday, Nov. 16!
👉 Visit EdgeOfTheLake.com and click the “2026 Readers’ Choice Awards – West St. Tammany” ballot.

11/11/2025

Today, we proudly recognize and thank all who have served our country with courage, honor and dedication. Your sacrifice and commitment to protecting our freedoms inspire us every day. ❤️

From all of us at St. Tammany Health System, we wish you a heartfelt Happy Veterans Day.

11/03/2025

We’re shining a spotlight on our incredible Building Services team here at St. Tammany Health System! 🏥💪

From Maintenance to Life Safety (our talented locksmiths and life safety techs) and from Grounds to Aesthetics, this team keeps our facilities safe, functional, and welcoming for every patient, visitor and colleague.

Your hard work ensures that our environment supports the very best in care! ❤️

10/27/2025

St. Tammany Health System leadership saluted some of its longest-serving colleagues last week during the health system's 51st annual Service Awards banquet. ✨

The event celebrated the past year’s Daisy winners and Ambassadors, as well as those colleagues marking 10 years of service or more. That included two 45-year colleagues: Freda Darby of Food and Nutrition Services and Lyndia Morris of Cardiology.

10/21/2025

🩺 Virtual Lunch & Learn: Cervical Cancer Screening & Prevention
📅 Friday, October 24 | 🕚 11:00 AM

Join us for an important virtual session focused on cervical cancer prevention and early detection. Dr. Patricia Braly, a nationally recognized Gynecologic Oncologist with over 35 years of experience treating women’s cancer, will share expert insight into how regular screenings have significantly reduced cervical cancer deaths over the past four decades.

✅ Learn how you can take proactive steps in protecting your health
✅ Understand the importance of early detection
✅ Ask questions and connect with trusted healthcare professionals

This session is part of the Lunch & Learn Series presented by St. Tammany Health System and Ochsner Health, working together to provide meaningful health education and screening opportunities across our community.

📲 Open to all – we hope you’ll join us!

08/29/2025

📅 Labor Day Hours – Monday, Sept. 1, 2025

St. Tammany Health System has announced special holiday hours for its clinics and facilities this Labor Day. Here's what to expect:

🏥 Emergency Services
Always open — 24/7 — including both the Covington hospital and Mandeville Emergency Department.

👩‍⚕️ Primary Care Clinics
• Express Care (Covington): Open noon – 7 p.m.
• Express Care Kids (Mandeville): Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• All other primary care clinics: Closed Monday, reopen Tuesday.

🩺 Specialty & Outpatient Clinics: Closed Monday, reopen Tuesday.

💊 Pharmacies
• Braswell’s Pharmacy: Closed Monday
• Employee Pharmacy: Open 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., normal hours resume Tuesday

📠 Business Offices: Closed Monday, reopen Tuesday

🚗 Valet & Shuttle Services
• No valet on Monday
• Lot 7 shuttle runs 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
• Full services resume Tuesday

Wishing you a safe and healthy Labor Day!

08/28/2025

🎙️ New Episode Alert: Northshore Healthbeat 🎙️

When the weather gets hot and the days get long, the Emergency Department at St Tammany Health System gets busy, busy, busy.

As we all count down to the arrival of fall in South Louisiana, we welcome STHS trauma experts Joe St. Phillip and Bethany Monistere to our (mercifully air-conditioned) “Northshore Healthbeat” studio to discuss what to do when the summer break goes sideways.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.sttammany.health/News/NorthshoreHealthbeatS2E13

08/18/2025

🌼 Congratulations to our newest DAISY Award-winning nurses! 🌼

St. Tammany Health System recently surprised this quarter’s honorees with well-deserved recognition for their extraordinary compassion and care. 💛

👏 Congratulations to:
Mandy Sanders, RN – Emergency Care Services
Paige Coleman, RN – Surgery Medicine
Amber Thompson, RN – Adult ICU

We’re so proud of these amazing nurses who go above and beyond every day.

08/15/2025

🚨 We're proud to share some lifesaving news! 🚨

St. Tammany Parish Hospital, the flagship of St. Tammany Health System, has earned the American Heart Association’s Target: Survival quality achievement award! 🏅

This national recognition highlights our commitment to rapid response and high-quality care that helps save lives when every second matters.

08/08/2025

💡 Did you know?

More than a dozen community groups rallied behind the establishment of St. Tammany Parish Hospital in 1954, partnering with elected leaders to will it into becoming reality. Seventy years later, St. Tammany Health System still thrives on its community partnerships viewing them an extension of its patient care.

08/05/2025

🌻 Sunflower Award Winners 🌻

Please join us in congratulating Jan Knobloch of Occupational Therapy and Mandi Stanga of Outpatient Radiology — the well-deserving recipients of our Sunflower Award for the third quarter of 2025!

The Sunflower Award, inspired by the Daisy Award for Exceptional Nursing, was created to recognize our outstanding non-nursing colleagues who go above and beyond in our healing mission.

Thank you, Jan and Mandi, for your incredible work and unwavering dedication! ❤️

Address

2929 US 190
Covington, LA
70433

Telephone

+19858984438

Website

http://www.sttammany.health/STHSER

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