Baton Rouge General (BRG) opened two new locations of its Louisiana Internal Medicine Associates (LIMA) clinics in Zachary and Slaughter, offering comprehensive primary care services for patients over the age of 18.
The clinics are Louisiana Internal Medicine Associates – Zachary , 19850 Old Scenic Highway, Ste. 300 in Zachary and Louisiana Internal Medicine Associates – Slaughter, 1169 Highway 19, Ste. B in Slaughter. Staffed by Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Venu Kakarala and Nurse Practitioners Nicole Jarreau and Amy Tomb, the clinics manage patients’ overall primary care health, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
“Our primary care services have been consistently recognized for quality,” said Edgardo Tenreiro, president and CEO of BRG. “These clinics will make BRG’s award-winning healthcare easier to access for residents in Zachary and Slaughter.”
The clinic on Old Scenic Highway expands BRG’s presence in Zachary, building on its cancer care partnership with Lane which was established in 2014 when the Radiation Oncology Center opened. The first LIMA clinic on BRG’s Bluebonnet campus opened in December of 2017.
With two hospital campuses at Bluebonnet and in Mid City, and a neighborhood hospital planned for Ascension Parish next year, the new clinics are the latest addition to BRG’s growing regional presence. In late March, BRG’s Pennington Cancer Center began the first phase of the 30,000-square foot expansion announced last year by opening The Healing Boutique, specializing in comfort care for cancer recovery. Expansions to BRG’s Pennington Cancer Center, Critical Care Tower, and Regional Burn Center are expected to be complete in 2019. In February, BRG’s Mid City Medicine clinic expanded its services to accommodate walk-in patients. In addition, there are 20 Baton Rouge General Physician clinics throughout the region, with two affiliated urgent care clinics in Baton Rouge and Prairieville. Baton Rouge General Physicians has received repeated awards from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for its high-quality treatment of patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease.
The clinics see primary care patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Friday. For more information, visit https://www.brgeneral.org/LIMA.