Nov 14, 2023
Rapides Regional Medical Center hires Sara Kelly, DO, as its new chief medical officer.
Emergency Services
Rapides Regional Medical Center is recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center and Accredited Chest Pain Center, Cycle III.
Cancer Treatment
Rapides Cancer Center is Central Louisiana’s first dedicated radiation therapy facility specializing in both inpatient and outpatient radiation.
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Rapides Regional Medical Center
a Central Louisiana hospital and emergency room
Rapides Regional Medical Center is an award-winning hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana that provides a wide array of care to 13 parishes across Central Louisiana. Our services range from the latest advances in Cardiac Care to minimally invasive Neurosurgery, and our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. View our average ER wait times above.
In 2012, Rapides Regional Medical Center became the first verified Level II Trauma Center in Louisiana. 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.
Founded in 1903 along the banks of the Red River, Rapides Regional represents a proud heritage of compassionate healthcare services coupled with the most advanced technology to date. 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.
What's been happening around Rapides Regional Medical Center
Rapides Regional food drive collects 1,100 pounds
Nov 27, 2023
Food Bank of Central Louisiana receives 1,101 pounds of non-perishable food collected during a recent RRMC food drive.
Dr. Sara Kelly named chief medical officer
Justin Shiver named chief operating officer
Nov 13, 2023
South Carolina native named Rapides Regional Medical Center's new COO
Rapides Regional to host Crush the Crisis
Oct 19, 2023
Hospital partnering with RPSO in DEA's Drug Take Back event
Good things come in 3 for local couple
Sep 23, 2023
Nauck family welcomes natural triplets at Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital.