Rapides Regional Medical Center

Conveniently located in downtown Alexandria and easily accessible from throughout Central Louisiana, we offer a wide range of healthcare services. Rapides Regional Medical Center, a 380-bed hospital, includes Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital, Rapides Cancer Center, Rapides Heart Center and the area's largest emergency department, offering the community the only Level II Trauma Center. With three area urgent care clinics, Rapides Urgent Care provides convenient care for minor injury and illness. Our 450 physicians and 2,000 colleagues are dedicated to living out our mission every day to provide high quality, efficient and compassionate healthcare services for our patients and community. HCA Healthcare has been continually named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere since 2010. In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.