Willis-Knighton Health System is a not-for-profit community health organization with a broad continuum of care in Northwest Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex region. With a tradition of healing since 1924, Willis-Knighton has grown to become one of the largest healthcare providers in Louisiana. The health system includes four full-service acute care hospitals, a stand-alone rehabilitation institute (with physical rehabilitation and behavioral medicine), a virtual hospital for training, an active senior lifeplan community and affiliations with several rural hospitals. In addition, some valuable metrics for students looking for the most comprehensive training opportunities include:
WKHS | Average Annual Counts FY 2019 |
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Acute Care Beds | 900+ |
Admissions | 50,000+ |
ER Visits | 175,000+ |
Urgent Care Visits | 85,000+ |
Deliveries | 2,800+ |
Surgeries | 30,000+ |
Cath Lab Procedures | 5,500+ |
Network Providers | 550+ |
Network Office Visits | 750,000+ |
Willis-Knighton provides patients with access to state-of-the-art medical technology and services in a compassionate setting. From prenatal care to cancer treatment, organ transplantation to hospice services, the health system addresses the health and well-being of all residents.
In addition to providing charitable care services to underserved neighborhoods, Willis-Knighton contributes 10% of its earnings to community organizations each year, making it unique among not-for-profit health systems in the nation. In doing so, Willis-Knighton helps to promote health, educational, humanitarian and cultural opportunities to enhance lives, not just in Northwest Louisiana, but throughout the region.
Full service acute care hospitals, one including a heart hospital
Hospital focused exclusively on physical and behavioral rehabilitation
Skilled nursing facilities
Urgent care centers
Innovation Center with virtual hospital
MRIs
CT scanners
PET scanner
ProteusOne® proton therapy unit
Cath labs, including one hybrid suite
daVinci surgical systems
Hybrid surgical suite
Hyperbaric units, including a multipatient unit
Linear Accelerators
3D Mammography Units