General Programs:
The LSU/WSTRMC Acute Psychiatric Unit provides services to adult males and females, 18 years of age or older. This is a closed eighteen (18) bed unit with a brief length of stay serving those consumers who are in a psychiatric emergency and in need of stabilization. Patients requiring intermediate hospitalization are transferred to Southeast Louisiana Hospital, Mandeville, LA.
After discharge a multi-disciplinary clinical team follows high risk, chronic consumers, who can benefit from support and rehabilitation services, as they become re-established into the community and the continuum of care.
400 Memphis Street
Bogalusa, LA 70427
From New Orleans: Take the Pontchartrain Causeway North. Drive toward Covington on Highway 190 for 7 miles. Veer right at the fork to Hwy 21; continue Northeast on Hwy 21. Veer left at the first caution light on Hwy 21. Take Hwy 21-41 junction, North 1 mile. Continue on 21 North toward Bogalusa for 12 miles. Turn left at the red light on Louisiana Ave. LSU/WSTRMC Acute Psychiatric Unit is located at the end of Louisiana Ave., on the second floor of LSU/WSTRMC.
From the North: Take Hwy 21 from Mississippi State line; continue south approximately 16 miles. Turn right at the red light on Louisiana Ave. LSU/WSTRMC Acute Psychiatric Unit is located at the end of Louisiana Ave., on the second floor of LSU/WSTRMC.
From East and West: Take I-12 (East from Baton Rouge, West from Slidell). Take the Covington-Mandeville exit and travel on Hwy 190 for 3 miles to Hwy 21. Veer right at the fork to Hwy 21; continue Northeast on Hwy 21. Veer left at the first caution light on Hwy 21. Take Hwy 21-41 junction, North for 15 Miles. Continue on 21 North toward Bogalusa for 12 miles. Turn left at the red light on Louisiana Ave. LSU/WSTRMC Acute Psychiatric Unit is located at the end of Louisiana Ave., on the second floor of LSU/WSTRMC.Take I-12 (East from Baton Rouge, West from Slidell).
