Our Lady of the Lake has released new renderings and details about its long-planned Children’s Hospital, which will be located on hospital-owned property that runs parallel to Interstate 10 between Essen Lane and Bluebonnet Boulevard.
In a statement released this morning, the hospital says it is getting ready to submit plans to the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission that will detail the proposed project. As currently envisioned, it will include inpatient beds, an emergency room, surgical unit and a dedicated hematology/oncology unit that will be affiliated with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Plans also include development of a connected medical office building.
“While there are many steps that must be completed over the next six to eight months before we can finalize our vision, we are excited to share an exterior rendering and project update,” says OLOL Chief Operating Officer Terrie Sterling. “At this point in the process, we are finalizing the design of the hospital and will soon begin construction documents.”
Plans for a freestanding Children’s Hospital at OLOL have been in the works for several years but the project is finally beginning to take shape. The existing Children’s Hospital, located within the hospital’s main building on Essen Lane, treats 100,000 patients annually from across Louisiana Mississippi and Texas.
See a rendering of the Children’s Hospital. Read more in Daily Report AM later this morning.
—Stephanie Riegel
