Surgical Services | Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Surgical Services • Lake Charles, LA • Since 1952
About
Summary: Lake Charles Memorial Health System is a nonprofit, community-based health system serving Southwest Louisiana. It operates from Lake Charles with three campuses and a 417-bed capacity, offering comprehensive surgical services as part of its broad medical care spectrum (including orthopedics, cardiology, cancer, and trauma). The system emphasizes local ownership, a large medical staff (over 300 specialists), and a Level III trauma center. Key details: founded 1952, 568 employees, annual revenue around $958.7M, headquarters in Lake Charles, LA. The organization provides a wide range of health services and clinical roles across multiple sites in the region, with hospitals and surgical departments supported by a large team of physicians and nurses. For surgical-specific information, they employ surgical teams and positions (e.g., Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, Surgical staff roles) as part of a broader hospital and ambulatory care network.
Clinic Type
Surgical Services
Address
1701 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
337-494-3000
marketing@lcmh.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Vivian Health (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital / Lake Charles Memorial Health System): 2.8 rating (9 reviews) (9 reviews)
- MedicalRecords.com: 3.2 rating (100 reviews)
- Momentary Labs (CMS HCAHPS-based): 3-star overall patient satisfaction rating (out of 5) (364 patient surveys completed)
- Yelp: D rating for 2024 (as stated on page)
- Medicare.gov Care Compare: Patient survey rating (value not shown in provided excerpt)
Patients praise
- Doctor communication highlighted as a relative strength (82% effective communication from doctors).
- Some staff/nursing experiences described positively (e.g., ER admitted quickly; staff described as amazing by one reviewer; doctor praised as “best” for surgeries).
Common complaints
- Long waits / delays in ER or urgent evaluation (e.g., waiting hours; being kept in waiting room).
- Communication and responsiveness issues (e.g., discharge/pain management refusals; nurses perceived as rude/unprofessional; difficulty getting help).
- Billing complaints/administrative problems (e.g., sent to collections; “bogus/voodoo billing”).
- Care/comfort problems around pain control (e.g., no pain medication provided; lack of “0 pain”).
"“Waited hours upon hours in the waiting room… Total hours spent was 8.”"
— a-better-place.com review snippet about Lake Charles Memorial Health System"“Most of the staff are AMAZING… ER was awesome and got me admitted quick as i was in SEVERE pain.”"
— findrehabcenters.org review snippet about Lake Charles Memorial Hospital"“After months of trying to get my bill straightened out, i was just sent to collections.”"
— medicalrecords.com review snippet about Lake Charles Memorial HospitalSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Lake Charles Memorial Health System First in Southwest Louisiana to offer HYDROS™ Robotic System: A Cutting-Edge AI-Powered Plat — May 11, 2026
- Aquablation Therapy: An Advanced Treatment for Enlarged Prostate - Thrive Magazine — Jun 1, 2026
- Memorial Cancer Center Brings Advanced Radiation Technology to SWLA — Dec 10, 2025
- ‘From the Ground Up’: Service Expansion, Rapid Growth on Horizon for Joint Replacement Center - Ambulatory Surgery Center News — Oct 23, 2025
- Shelling gets surgical: Surgeon demonstrates precision of medical robot by peeling boiled crawfish — Mar 7, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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