I have never been in this hospital but I am currently in outpatient therapy and I can say the girls…read moreare great and very compassionate, and I do suggest for, OT and/or PT.

This place is a fucking joke!!!!! Fuck this place!! I've never been to a hospital this small... My…read morehusband got ambulanced here and I'm stuck in the fucking lobby can't even see him!!! They aren't letting me or our son back there!?!? This place is fucking bullshit!! Nobody is giving me an update!?!? Black lady was rude as fuck and the security guard is lazy and fat! I would never be treated like this in California...

Integrated MyChart systems Friendly staff…read moreConveniently located !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am aware It gets busy In ER but my mom BP was extreme and I had to ask the nurse to come in…read moresomeone after a while they won't treat the BP disappointed

I brought my daughter in for a bad ear ache and possibly a stroke. We did not wait but they put…read moreher in a wheelchair and rushed her to scan her. A doctor met us there and told her it was Bel Palsey. The staff and doctor were excellent.

I went to ER for dizziness, I had been having problems with low blood pressure, and low potassium…read more I was called back in a timely manner. I was put in a waiting area that had 4 sick patients,veith IV bags, hanging on coat hangers on the wall. I asked were the out of rooms or iv poles, the nurse said that's just how the do it. I pointed out the dusty hooks, possible cross contamination. The second nurse took me in a small lab, I was suffering vertical, I had problems walking any distance. I vomited a couple of times. I told her I have to sit. She got me a wheelchair. After the lab I took was given a IV, and hung on back. No name on the bag, no sign off, nothing. I was low on potassium, unfortunately I got a full bag of fluids when I realized, the bag was not what I should have gotten. I never saw a dr, never examined, never knew what the plan of care was, after 5 hrs, I was offered some potassium pills, and a anti nausea pill, I already had the generic pill ondansetron, same med, and potassium pills. I am a retired health care professional, 45 years, a radiology technologist. I have never seen such disregard for privacy, no protection from cross infections. I told the check in nurse I needed to lie down, I was left in this room for hours. Sitting in a chair, I told her I hadn't seen a dr, she said it was the minor injury ward/area, and this is how it's done. Because I had taken a time relief anti nausea pill, I didn't want to be over medicated, zofram was generic ondansetron, I didn't want a double dose of potassium, it upsets my stomach, again I asked about seeing a dr, to ask why I was still feeling sick or what my potassium was still low, i was told I would get X-rays, but never did, get vitals to check orthostatic, never did, the had another PT who had a name close to mine, she came a few hours after me, but I never got a plan of care or saw a provider. I'm quite certain when my Medicare or military tri,-care gets billed they will leave out no bed, no potassium, no provider, how can they get away with this less than optimal care.

Went last week for stomach flu, the Drs visit was fine and Paul Brouilette was super nice. They…read moregave me a note to return to work on Monday, since I was out 3 days I had to get a FMLA medical leave to return to work... here it is now 4 trips since then to still try and get my my form so I can get cleared to return to work. The doctor and his nurse lied to me that they never received the forms from Sun life. Waited around for hours at the doctor's office. Got this resent and got confirmation they received it yesterday. Was told by both it would be completed in faxed that evening... waited and spent hours calling into sun life to check, only to find they never received it... the Dr never sent it... called today and they initiated it would be done, still no response, so again I have driven all the way to their office in marksville and am waiting for the Dr to fill out a 1 page medical leave form... I guarantee after this hell I will not be returning, as obviously this Dr nor his nurse could give two shits about their patients... :/

Lab tests are highway robbery!…read more Dr. Fossier at the St Francis Cypress Rural Health Center across the street from the hospital was a very nice and engaging doctor, but this was the most expensive doctor's appointment I've ever had! I went in to get a check up. I just turned 40, and I have kids, and I hadn't been to a doctor in years, so I just wanted to make sure I'm healthy for them going forward. Dr. Fossier ordered some blood tests, which I took in his office. A while later, I got a claim notice from my insurance for West Feliciana Hospital for $721! I never even set foot in their hospital! The hospital is in-network with my insurance, but it is the most expensive lab around, by far! I looked it up, and my insurance expects that out-of-pocket costs for these tests at the 12 closest facilities in my area, excluding this hospital should be minimum $43, maximum $97. Had I known the blood tests would cost this much, I wouldn't have agreed to them. I feel betrayed that Dr. Fossier would send these blood tests to a lab that costs 8 to 15 times more expensive than other labs without a heads up. I called the office but they never called me back! I've submitted an appeal to the hospital noting that I had been charged much more than the $585 expected OOP cost. I didn't have high blood pressure when I went into his office, but I sure do now!

My experience was with emergency room. From registration to transfer and discharge staff could not…read morehave been more attentive and caring. I was translating for a friend with injury and they had a Dr. on staff that spoke spanish! They where very quick on getting exam, xrays and medication as well as keeping us in the loop of what was happening. I could not be more pleased with service and thank staff for their prompt care and attention to detail. Thank you!!

I had knee replacement surgery and after the surgery my room, I didn't have a button on the bed to…read morecall for help, instead they put a doorbell on my food tray. my name was not on the door, but there was 2 men's names on the door(not my doctors names). the nurse had to come find me. staff told her no one was in that floor. so she just checked to make sure . the male nurse didn't come to my room after i fang the doorbell, so I rang it several more times, he finally came to my room and told me not to press it but only one time. I had to press several more times so he took the ringer off my door. the little black nurse came in to give me pain meds, she went in the wrong direction and blew out my vain. they left me like that for several hours. the male nurse came in a few hours later, I was in pain and my arm was swollen and purple. he called the little black nurse she was mad and came to my room and said some harsh words to me. but left me with my arm swollen and purple. I rang again cause I needed my pain meds. they said I couldn't have more because she gave me some already. I showed them my arm and said it in a bubble in my arm. they finally gave me Tylenol and put my iv in a different place and then gave me pain meds.THIS WAS THE WORST HOSPITAL IVE EVER BEEN IN!!

My mom was a patient of nurse practitioner Lizabeth Hattaway. She was adjusting my mom's medication…read moreand my mom had some rough patches. Anyway Hattaway sent my mom to a place called freedom behavior. They were according to what was told to my mom they would fix her medicine and keep her a few nights about 3 days. When my mom went in immediately she started being mistreated told to strip down and shower and watched while she was showering. She was in a tiny room very cold and asked for a blanket the worker did not give her one. I tried to call my mom 2 times and was told i could not speak to her and when I asked why I was hung up on twice. My aunt finally got my mom out of there and my mom said they never monitored or offered her medicine on top of that there was a male patient in there that kept grabbing her. When my mom had her next appointment with Hattaway my mom explained to her what happened. Hattaway told my mom to shut up and if she did not straighten up she would send her to the mental institution in Shreveport. That is a threat and under patient privacy act you cannot make verbal threats like that . I looked it up. Hattaway kept changing my mom's medicine and my mom went through very difficult times acting out crying etc. My mom has a new doctor now since she has stopped going to Hattaway it is been a complete 180 difference. I know that byrd had a very long and bad rap sheet. Stay away from this place go to cabrini or deridder. If i had a heart attack here in Leesville I would not care if it was more time consuming to go to Alexandria or deridder no way will I roll the dice with byrd hospital or any doctors or nurse practitioners affiliated with this place

My orthopedist relocated to Alexandria after Katrina, and since I have been having some knee…read moreproblems again, we drove up to see him. The staff was very friendly and happy to help. We had issues with the fact that they are out of network so the insurance wouldn't cover the insurance, but allowed me to see him just as a patient without insurance and the pay was a lot less. They chatted with me as I was leaving and were happy to help us find our way back to the interstate. High marks.