Baton Rouge, Louisiana Affiliate

The St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This clinic is a joint effort of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital.

The Baton Rouge affiliate team cares for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders. Through the Baton Rouge affiliate, patients may take part in St. Jude clinical trials. Services may be provided in the affiliate outpatient clinic and infusion area as well as in Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital inpatient unit. 

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital offers the state’s largest team of pediatric specialists, including a pediatric emergency room and the area’s only specialized pediatric pharmacy.

Address of the Baton Rouge affiliate

St. Jude Baton Rouge Affiliate Clinic at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital 
8300 Constantin Blvd. 
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

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Hours of operation

Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Fridays, 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Contact us

During clinic hours: Call 225-374-1485

After hours, or anytime you cannot reach the clinic: Call 225-374-1485 for urgent needs, problems, or questions. A doctor is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you.

When you call the clinic, you may be asked questions about: 

• Your child’s name, date of birth, and diagnosis 
• Your child’s last chemotherapy treatment or other treatment 
• The current problem or issue and how long it has lasted 
• Medicines your child is taking 
• The phone number for your preferred pharmacy 

In case of emergency: Call 911 

If your child is receiving treatment at the St. Jude Affiliate, call the clinic right away if your child has one or more of these symptoms: 

• Fever 
  • Children older than 3 months:
    • Oral (by mouth) temperature of 100.9 degrees F (38.3 degrees C) or higher
    • Oral temperature of 100.4 degrees F (38.0 degrees C) or higher that lasts for an hour
    • Under-the-arm temperature of 99.9 degrees F (37.7 degrees C)
    • Under-the-arm temperature of 99.4 degrees F (37.4 degrees C) or higher that lasts for an hour
  • Children younger than 3 months: an under-the-arm temperature of 99.4 degrees F (37.4 degrees C) or higher
• Exposure to chickenpox, shingles, measles, rubella (German measles), or hepatitis
• Rash
• New tender, swollen bumps or knots in their neck or under their arms
• Numbness or tingling in their feet or hands
• Mouth sores
• Short of breath or trouble breathing
• Earache, sore throat, or flu-like symptoms
• Uncontrolled nausea or vomiting
• Stomach pain
• Diarrhea for more than 48 hours
• Problems with central venous line or port
• Major change in child’s condition

Call the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic right away if you take your child to any other local hospital or doctor for unplanned or urgent medical treatment.