OUR LADY OF THE LAKE ASSUMPTION PROVIDES TWENTY-FOUR HOUR HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS IN THE SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITAL HAD 5,295 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS THIS YEAR. THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM IS OPEN TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED 19,267 LAB TESTS AND 40 INPATIENT DAYS DURING THE YEAR. IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION OF MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD, THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICY UNDER WHICH IT PROVIDES CARE TO NEEDY MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITIES.