Opelousas General Hospital System

Opelousas General announces fast in-house COVID-19 test

Opelousas General Health System now has an FDA-approved in-house test for the detection of COVID-19. Dr. Kenneth Scott Parks, chief of staff at Opelousas General, said, “This is a game-changer for managing patients in the ED and hospital as we will have results within minutes instead of days.

School panels OKs telemedicine pilot program

By Harlan Kirgan Editor OPELOUSAS — A telemedicine pilot program operated by Opelousas General Health System at Arnaudville Elementary School has been approved by the School Board’s Executive Committee.