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Address 3600 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, USA CEO Mark F. Slyter (11 Nov 2013–) Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesday(Mardi Gras)Open 24 hoursHours might differWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hours Awards Telly Award for Non-Broadcast Productions Film/Video - Health and Wellness Similar Our Lady of the Lake Regional, Baton Rouge Communi, The Baton Rouge Clinic - A, Our Lady of the Lake College, Ochsner Medical Center | ||
Baton Rouge General - Mid City, also known as Mid City or The General, is an acute care, not-for-profit, community-owned hospital located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This hospital, established in the early 1900s, was the first official hospital to operate in the region. The hospital offers many services, including the first regional burn center. The hospital's sister facility is Baton Rouge General Medical Center- Bluebonnet Campus.
Emergency Department
After years of financial struggle and $154 Million from the state since 2012, Baton Rouge General announced the imminent closure of the Mid City emergency department on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Due to the volume of uninsured patients seeking treatment, hospital losses were exceeding $2 million per month. The closure will have a significant impact of travel time for EMS patients in the vicinity, who will now have to be transported to either Lane Regional Medical Center to the north, or Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Ochsner Medical Center to the south. This has added additional fuel to the contentious debates over whether Louisiana should accept federal funding through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand Medicaid coverage.