Pediatric Emergency Department

1202 S.Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433
985-898-4438

Hours of Operation

24 hours a day/ 7 days a week From the child-friendly waiting area to the dedicated physicians and nursing staff, child-size treatment rooms, equipment and nurses’ station, our Pediatric Emergency Department – which has been designated a Certified Autism Center by the IBCCES – is fully equipped to provide care to our smallest patients while also making them feel safe and comfortable.

Pediatric Emergency Department

If you are having an emergency, call 911.

Pediatric Emergency Department

Emergency care, now even closer to home.


Pediatric Emergency Department

It’s not easy being a kid. But at St. Tammany Health System, we strive to make the tough times a little less tough with our pediatric-specific emergency department, located inside our main hospital ER in Covington.


From the child-friendly waiting area to the dedicated physicians and nursing staff, child-size treatment rooms, equipment and nurses’ station, our Pediatric Emergency Department – which has been designated a Certified Autism Center by the IBCCES – is fully equipped to provide care to our smallest patients while also making them feel safe and comfortable.


We are here.

Whether you’ve got a question to ask or an appointment to keep, getting in touch with us is a cinch. Here’s everything you need to know:


St. Tammany Health System
STHS Emergency Department

 

1202 S Tyler St.
Covington, LA 70433

 

Ph: 985-898-4438

 

Open 24/7


Ochsner Hospital for Children
at St. Tammany Health System

Through our trusted partnership with Ochsner Health, St. Tammany Health System’s Covington hospital campus has become home to Ochsner Hospital for Children at St. Tammany Health System, helping us make sure no Northshore family has to travel far to get the quality of care they deserve.


Ochsner Hospital for Children at St. Tammany Health System

Know your options

If you are having an emergency, call 911. Otherwise, patients should seek primary or urgent care for non-emergency healthcare needs. Below is an overview of local STHS-affiliated care options, all conveniently located on the Northshore.

 

 

Urgent Care

Urgent Care

 

It’s not always an emergency – but that doesn’t mean you have to wait to get it taken care of. For those not-quite-emergency situations that still call immediate medical attention, visit our STHS-Ochsner Urgent Care centers at 1111 Greengate Drive in Covington (right next to the Dunkin’ Donuts on U.S. 190) and at 2735 Highway 190 in Mandeville.

 

Express Care

Express Care

 

Our walk-in Express Care clinic at 71338 Louisiana 21 just south of our Covington hospital campus provides you with all the non-emergency care you’d expect from a doctor’s office but with non-traditional hours – operating until 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday – for those times when you simply need a doctor now.

 

Primary Care

Primary Care

 

Whether it’s for acute care, chronic illnesses or an annual physical for your job, school or sports, the board-certified doctors in our St. Tammany Physicians Network are on call 24/7 and have convenient access to the wealth of resources St. Tammany Health System has to offer at multiple locations.

 


Awards and Accreditations

St. Tammany Health System's Emergency Medicine program has earned recognition from groups including:

 

IBCCES Certified Autism CenterHealthgrades – Stroke Care Excellence Award Quantros #1 in Louisiana for Trauma Care Excellence Women’s Choice Awards-- America’s Best Stroke Centers American College of Surgeons Verified Trauma Center, Level 3 Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Center (AHA and Joint Commission) AHA Stroke Quality Achievement Award/Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care Chest Pain Center