Patient Guide 
Key Information for Your Stay

About Us

About Us

Why We Are the Right Choice for Your Care

CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System has provided health care in northwest Louisiana for over 125 years. CHRISTUS Highland, in southeast Shreveport, is a general acute care hospital that specializes in cardiac and orthopedic medicine, women’s services and surgery. The Cancer Center is located on the Highland campus with an additional Cancer Clinic located in Bossier City.

Emergency Hospital

CHRISTUS Bossier Emergency Hospital, located near I-220 and Airline Drive, is a fully licensed hospital featuring a 24/7 emergency room, six short-stay inpatient beds, outpatient laboratory services and imaging services, including CT, MRI, diagnostic X-ray, ultrasound and digital mammography.

Cardiology

The CHRISTUS Cardiovascular Center provides the most advanced diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical techniques available. Thanks to the outstanding care provided by our cardiology physician partners, as well as our cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, CHRISTUS has become known as a destination for comprehensive, high-quality heart care. We know and understand the impact heart disease has on not only the patient, but the entire family. And we’ve built a full continuum of services—no matter the level of need, from the simplest condition to the most complex surgery.

Women’s Services

The Birth Place at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center offers the Perinatal Transport Program, which provides transportation to CHRISTUS for mothers with problem pregnancies to deliver with the help of a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. Immediate care for the baby is provided in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Birth Place is designated as Birth Ready by the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC). The Breast Center offers comprehensive breast health screening and diagnostic services in a spa-like setting.

Bariatric Center of Excellence

The Bariatric Center of Excellence features two bariatric surgeons and provides complete services for weight loss surgery, including minimally invasive robotic surgery. The Bariatric Center of Excellence is accredited by MBSAQIP.

Children’s Health

CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System is a proud member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®. Our commitment to children is evident across the continuum of care, from inpatient care, to surgery, to outpatient and diagnostic services, to health prevention and wellness programs.

Rehabilitation, Wound Care and Other Services

Located in the Specialty Care Center near the Highland campus, the comprehensive Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center treats patients with hard-to-heal wounds. In the same building, our Breast Center offers traditional and 3-D mammography and is the only NAPB-certified center north of Baton Rouge.


The CHRISTUS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility offers a 16-bed inpatient facility dedicated to helping patients achieve the highest possible level of functional independence. Outpatient therapy is provided at Ashley Ridge in Shreveport and Bossier Outpatient Therapy located near I-220 and Swan Lake Drive.


CHRISTUS Home Care provides complete home health, hospice and palliative care services. The Grace Home suites at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center offers care and comfort with dignity to patients during their last days.


A faith-based, not-for-profit health system, CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System is part of CHRISTUS Health, sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. CHRISTUS is one of the 10 largest Catholic Health Systems in the country and one of the 20 largest of all health systems in the nation.

Our Addresses

CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center

1453 E. Bert Kouns

Industrial Loop

Shreveport, LA 71105


CHRISTUS Bossier Emergency Hospital

2531 Viking Dr.

Bossier City, LA 71111


CHRISTUS Cancer Treatment Center

1453 E. Bert Kouns

Shreveport, LA 71105


CHRISTUS Inpatient Rehabilitation Center Shreveport-Bossier

1035 Margaret Place

Shreveport, LA 71101


Visit www.christushealth.org for a list of all locations.

A Prayer for Healing

Jesus, divine physician and shepherd of souls, hold me in your arms of mercy.


Dearest comforter of the troubled, lift my burden of worry and pain.


Heal me with your gentle love and assist all who share your healing care.


Above all, grant me the grace to acknowledge your will and the faith to rest in your loving care all the days of my life.

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