Updated information: St. Elizabeth family members can also find patient information on Patient Finder.

Please replace copy with attached and following. Additionally, St. Mary is scheduled to begin inpatient and outpatient services starting Wednesday.

CHRISTUS HOSPITAL - ST. ELIZABETH WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BEGINNING TUESDAY

September 1, 2008 - All inpatient and outpatient services, which includes both the hospital and Outpatient Pavilion, are scheduled to be in full operation beginning Tuesday. Starting today, patients can call the scheduling line at 409-899-7500 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to reschedule or confirm appointments slated for this week.

Should the full impact of the storm result in an adverse situation for CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Elizabeth, Associates will proactively reach out to patients that have procedures planned for Tuesday to reschedule appointments by 10 p.m. tonight.

CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Elizabeth's emergency department was open during the entire Hurricane Gustav evacuation process. The hospital was able to remain staffed and prepared to handle the emergency medical needs even after the mandatory evacuation was called and patients were transferred out of the area. 

St. Elizabeth began planning and better preparing for natural disasters after Hurricane Rita left the area decimated with little warning. Three years later, St. Elizabeth Associates were able to transfer patients in a fluid and orderly manner during an urgent and unsure time for the community.

Minor Care 

The Minor Care Center, located on Dowlen Road in Beaumont, is anticipated to be fully operational beginning on Tuesday with regular business hours, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, please call 409-899-7800.

Patient Finder

Patients' family members can find information about where the patient was transferred on the CHRISTUS Hospital web site, www.christushospital.org <http://www.christushospital.org/> . Family members can input the patient's last name and will find the location and contact information for the new hospital. You can find the Patient Finder <http://patientfinder.christushealth.org/>  at http://patientfinder.christushealth.org/.

Other Facilities 

CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Mary's emergency department has also remained open during the storm. Depending upon the full impact of the storm, all inpatient and outpatient services are scheduled to be in full operation beginning Wednesday. Starting today, patients can call the scheduling line at 409-989-5230 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to reschedule or confirm appointments slated for this week.