LCMC Health

LCMC Health is a comprehensive healthcare system headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It operates hospitals and healthcare facilities across the state and beyond, and serves as the region's primary healthcare provider and safety net hospital system.

The network comprises six named hospitals and healthcare facilities: Children's Hospital of New Orleans (Manning Family Children's), a specialist paediatric centre; University Medical Center New Orleans, an academic medical centre; and East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro and West Jefferson Medical Center. Clinical domains covered across the system include healthcare delivery, emergency medicine, paediatric care, cardiac services, cancer treatment, behavioural health and primary care.

Alongside its clinical operations, LCMC Health is involved in medical education and training and academic medicine. The organisation describes a culture that celebrates authenticity, originality, equity and inclusion, with an emphasis on community health needs, social responsibility and a patient-centred approach. Volunteer opportunities are offered.