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University Hospital
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The University Hospital is the major teaching site of the program.
It serves as a tertiary care referral center for an area with a population
exceeding one million people. Yearly, there are nearly 7,000 admissions
to the Medicine Service; 65,000 Emergency Room visits, 45,000 visits
to the General Medicine Clinics, and 27,000 visits to the subspecialty
medical clinics. This large clinical base is the foundation of a superb
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The 455 bed hospital, which opened in 1953, has had a number of renovations
and additions since becoming part of the LSU system in 1976. Two new
outpatient clinics were erected at that time to accomodate teaching
clinics. A ten story patient care tower was added in 1985, and allowed
older parts of the hospital to be renovated for diagnostic services
and specialized care units.
The clinical facilities include a 16 bed Medical Intensive care/Coronary
Care Unit, a 36 bed telemetry unit, a sleep laboratory, imaging facilities,
and a bone marrow transplantation unit. The Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
and a new 160,000 square foot ambulatory care center was occupied in April,
2006. A state of the art Radiology facility, including a recently completed
imaging center, enhance the residents' diagnostic capabilities on the
Medicine Service. PET scanning is available in the adjacent Biomedical
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Affiliated Hospital
Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center
Experience at the Overton Brooks Veterans
Administration Medical Center provides an added dimension to the training
program. The 197 bed tertiary care hospital is located on a beautiful
tree-shaded campus about 4 miles from LSUHSC. There are over 4,200 admissions
to the medical service yearly, and approximately 49,000 visits to the
outpatient clinics. The Medical Center serves as a referral center for
northern and central Lousisiana, southern Arkansas, and eastern Texas.
Internal Medicine residents rotate through the general
medical wards and the Medical Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. In
addition, there is a full range of clinical programs and medical subspecialty
electives that are available to residents. Approximately 20% of the
Department of Medicine faculty have their primary appointments in the
VA system, making the hospital a key player in the training program.
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