LCMC Health partners with City of New Orleans for first aid stations along parade route
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LCMC Health is partnering with the City of New Orleans Health Department to provide first aid stations along parade routes. Beginning Friday, February 18, first aid stations will offer revelers safety supplies and parade route picks including facemasks, hand sanitizer, bandage dispensers, festive cups, and other handy items. The New Orleans Health Department will be giving away free home COVID-19 tests at all the first aid stations along the uptown parade route. Supplies are limited to one box per person, while supplies last.
Volunteers from the New Orleans Medical Reserve Corps, the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services, the NOLA Ready Volunteer Corps, and the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross will be onsite, staffing the first aid stations.
“At LCMC Health we believe in delivering healthcare with heart, and that does not stop along the parade route,” said Dr. John Heaton, President and Chief Medical Officer, LCMC Health. “It's a perfect partnership for LCMC Health to support the City’s emergency and first aid services in this unique way during Mardi Gras season, especially since three of our hospitals are located on or near the parade routes.”
LCMC Health is committed to caring for the community. Our trusted hospitals are located throughout the city, including three on parade routes, Children’s Hospital New Orleans and Touro are near the Uptown parade route, and University Medical Center New Orleans is located on the Mid City route.
"The health and well-being of everyone in our city remains our top priority," said Dr. Jennifer Avegno, Director of the New Orleans Health Department. "Partnering with LCMC Health to provide timely services and resources will help those who need it right then and there. By strategically placing these first aid stations along the parade route, our trained volunteers can attend to minor injuries quicker and ease the burden on emergency departments and our EMS system.”
The locations for first aid stations along the Uptown and Endymion routes are as follows:
- Napoleon Avenue and St. Charles Avenues
- Washington Avenue and St. Charles Avenues
- Felicity Street and St. Charles Avenue
- The Circle at Howard Avenue
- Canal Street and St. Charles Avenue
The locations for first aid stations along the Mid-City route are as follows:
- S. Carrollton and Bienville Avenues (Endymion only)
- N. Broad and Canal Street (Endymion only)
The volunteers working the first aid stations are CPR and first aid-certified and prepared to provide treatment for basic injuries. If the situation warrants, the trained professionals will assist in transporting parade-goers to a nearby emergency care location.
