
If your loved one is unwell or injured, we know how much you want to be with them. Our Visitor Center at Lake Charles Memorial Health System is designed to accommodate visitors to our valued patients.
Our goal is to prioritize flexibility in our visiting hours so that you can spend as much time as possible with your loved ones. At the same time, it is important to recognize that our accommodation for visitors must be balanced with quality healthcare services. We appreciate your continued cooperation as we strive to serve our patients with the utmost care and excellence.
When visiting a patient at Memorial:
In the interests of our patients, we ask visitors to please observe the following guidelines:
Café Bon Vie (Oak Park Campus) Hours:
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm / Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Café Jolie (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women) Hours:
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm / Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Snack machines are also located on both hospital campuses. On the Oak Park campus, they are in Cafe Bon Vie on the first floor, in the waiting area near the lab, in the cafe on the first floor and on various floors. At Memorial of Women, the vending machines are in the main hall just behind the information desk, adjacent to the cafeteria.
Gift Shops are in the main lobby of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, just though the Oak Park Boulevard entrance, and in the main lobby of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women on W. Gauthier Road.
Staffed by the hospital's volunteers, the gift shop on the main campus offers a wide variety of unique gift items, including jewelry, crystal, frames, and home décor. Other popular merchandise includes cards, balloons, and silk flower arrangements. It is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. They can be contacted at 337.494.2353.
The gift shop at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women offers baby clothes, baby announcement gifts, door decorations and unique gifts for women. It is open Monday – Friday from 7:00 am – 3:30 pm. They can be contacted at 337.480.7016.
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Because the health and well-being of our patients is our primary concern, we know that your visit can be the best medicine. We ask that visitors be limited to two at a time and that the following times be observed:
Children under 12 years of age must always be supervised by an adult. They also must be healthy and have current immunizations for contagious diseases.
Please do not visit if:
For more information or answers to remaining questions, please call our Lake Charles hospital directly.