On Tuesday, October 8, U. S. Senator Bill Cassidy toured Christus Coushatta Hospital, Clinic, and Outpatient Therapy facilities.  His objective was to learn more about their needs and what he could do in Washington to help. Dr. Wyche Coleman, Dr. Sarah Herbal, Administrator Brandon Hillman, and other hospital staff walked the Senator through the various sections and buildings.

The tour featured the imagining lab, Emergency Department, hospital rooms, clinic facilities, and the newly opened pediatric therapy wing.

Dr. Coleman spoke of the importance of keeping a fully staffed and modern patient care facility in the rural area. He emphasized that Coushatta has a system of care teamed with Christus Highland in Shreveport, which allows patients with possible stroke symptoms to be evaluated and treated within the 75-minute window needed for administering blood clot-dissolving medications.

As a physician himself, Cassidy was receptive to all of the information and wanted to hear more about the telehealth, cardiac, preventative care, and EMS services available to doctors and patients through the hospital.

Coleman stressed the importance of teamwork in coordinating a rural facility that offers many services. He praised the Doctors, nurses, and staff who make it their daily mission to care for the people of Coushatta.