Healthcare in Marrero
Marrero's healthcare access benefits from a real, substantial in-city hospital anchor, serving not just Marrero itself but the broader Westbank region.
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West Jefferson Medical Center, a 419-bed community hospital established in 1956 and part of LCMC Health, operates within Marrero itself, offering a full set of medical services.
Serving the broader Westbank region
West Jefferson Medical Center serves not just Marrero but the broader Westbank region spanning Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Charles Parishes.
A separate, similarly named facility sits in Gretna
Ochsner Medical Center -- West Bank is a separate facility located in neighboring Gretna, not Marrero itself -- this record discloses that distinction rather than conflating the two systems.
Key takeaways
- West Jefferson Medical Center, a real 419-bed hospital, operates within Marrero itself.
- The hospital serves the broader Westbank region, not just Marrero.
- Ochsner Medical Center -- West Bank is a separate facility in neighboring Gretna, not Marrero.
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