River Parishes Hospital

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Welcome! River Parishes Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited hospital located in LaPlace, Louisiana, serving nearly 120,000 residents in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James Parishes. River Parishes Hospital includes nearly 140 physicians whose services are enhanced by highly skilled health care professionals. The 106-bed acute care facility features a Level II Nursery and a Level III Trauma Center.

Located on the Mississippi River, the city of LaPlace offers all of the benefits of small town living with the food, fun and cultural activities of the city of New Orleans, just minutes away. Beautiful plantation homes abound in the area, including Evergreen Plantation and San Francisco Plantation.

Try a Healthy eRecipe today!

In conjunction with MyHealthHighway.com, River Parishes Hospital has published an online cookbook filled with more than 500 deli-cious, healthy recipes you can prepare for your family. Not sure how to choose chocolate, carmelize onions or stuff a pork loin? Watch a video and learn how. We also have hundreds of diabetic, healthy heart and gluten-free recipes.
Explore our online cookbook.

Welcome Dr. Smith!

River Parishes Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Kiernan A. Smith, a board-certified Family Medicine physician, to
its medical staff and to our community. Dr. Smith specializes in acute and chronic pediatric, adult and women's health. He graduated from The Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. He spent his residency in family medicine at the University Family Medicine in Charleston, SC. Read more.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Aware-ness Month, River Parishes Hospital is offering a free gift to any woman who schedules her annual mammogram in October. Decreases in death rates from breast cancer have been declining since about 1990, with larger decreases in women younger than 50. These decreases are believed to be the result of earlier detection through screening and increased awareness, as well as improved treatment. Read more and watch a short video.