Many local hospitals will remain open during Hurricane Francine, but plan to close their clinics in anticipation of the storm.

Katie Johnston, communications director for Baton Rouge General, says the hospital has generators with extra fuel and emergency power plans are in place.

“We have been busy preparing for the storm, from essential staffing and sleeping areas to evacuation plans and checking food and medical supplies,” Johnston said.

Camryn Curtis McCarter, marketing and communications specialist at Our Lady of the Lake Health, said the system’s emergency response team will remain in contact with local and state officials to support the community. The hospital has also brought in its emergency supplies, including water, linens and PPE, to keep facilities running during the storm.

Below is a list of hospitals and clinics and their operational plans during the storm.

Baton Rouge General

Open: All Baton Rouge General hospital campuses and emergency departments—Bluebonnet, Mid City and Ascension—remain open. Baton Rouge General’s outpatient wound care and outpatient therapy will remain open through Wednesday afternoon.

Closures: Baton Rouge General Physicians’ Clinics and Express Care locations are closed Wednesday. Outpatient imaging clinics are closed except for a small number of early morning appointments.

Ochsner Health

Open: The emergency room remains open and emergency surgeries continue.

Closures: Clinics will be closed all day Wednesday. Certain elective and outpatient procedures will be performed, and a few standalone clinics will remain open in the morning. All urgent care locations in Baton Rouge will close at noon Wednesday.

Our Lady of the Lake Health

Open: Hospitals and emergency departments remain fully operational throughout Francine.

Closures: Clinics are closed Wednesday. Patient appointments have been postponed, rescheduled or moved to virtual visits ahead of the storm.

Women’s Hospital:

Open: The Women’s Hospital remains open for clinical care and emergency care.

Closures: Clinics are closed and all elective procedures and surgeries are cancelled. Woman’s Retail Pharmacy will close at 10am on Wednesday. The hospital is expected to reopen on Thursday, with outpatient clinics opening at 10 a.m.