The Louisiana Department of Health has opened new federally supported monoclonal antibody therapy (mAb) treatment sites.
Each site will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. with an ability to serve more than 150 patients daily per site.
The sites are:
Rayne Civic Center: 400 Frog Festival Drive, Rayne, LA 70578
Leesville Hospital: 810 S. 10th St., Leesville, LA 71496
Clinton Alternative Learning Center: 9414 Plank Road, Clinton, LA 70722
Rapides Coliseum: 5600 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71303
Burton Coliseum: 7001 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles, LA 70607
Louisiana received its first allocation of monoclonal antibodies on Nov. 12, 2020, and began administering to positive, symptomatic patients immediately.
LDH’s Bureau of Community Preparedness has led the effort to select qualified contractors who can quickly develop and staff the federally-supported sites — infusion centers — where mAb treatments will be offered. In addition to the federally-supported sites, there are 102 providers statewide that had received mAb shipments they could administer as treatment.