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LSUHSC-Shreveport Emergency Medicine Department

Welcome to the website of the Emergency Department of LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. We are an academic facility with Level 1 trauma and all specialties available. Our current ED volume is in the 65,000 range, but with our recently opened facilities we expect that should continue to grow.

Throughout this website you will find information about our Emergency Medicine residency program and the Department of Emergency Medicine. Our Chairman, Dr. Thomas C. Arnold MD, FAAEM, FACMT and the faculty and staff are dedicated to training outstanding Emergency Medicine physicians and providing superior patient care. We hope you find the information that you are looking for, but keep coming back, new site updates are coming soon.

Our Location

Are you coming via
Interstate 20 take exit 17B	Intersate 49 take exit 205

For GPS Users
Decimal Degrees Lat: 32.481489 Lon: -093.760486	Deg:Min:Sec 32:28:53.360 N 93:45:37.750 W

Quick Facts

Level one trauma center with 65,000 patient visits per year
Over 10% of ED patients admitted
Over 8,000 pediatric visits
LSUHSC – Shreveport has residency programs in all specialties and is attached to the LSU School of Medicine
Department redesign and expansion in progress
Full time faculty-led research in both basic sciences and clinical investigations
Critical care experiences led by Emergency Medicine faculty
EMS medical direction for the Shreveport and Bossier Fire Departments
Two year didactic curriculum covering entire EM core content
Taking seven residents per year
Applicants with prior residency training will be considered



		Providing Superior Care