Rapides Regional Medical Center is an award-winning hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana that offers a wide array of services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care, and our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. In 2012 the Alexandria hospital became the first verified Level II Trauma Center in Louisiana. In addition, we operate the area's first Certified Stroke Center, offering comprehensive stroke care from the minute a patient walks through our door to the time they go home. The Rapides Parish hospital is also a regular recipient of the Louisiana Quality Award, which honors businesses and organizations that are leaders in the pursuit of quality and service. Rapides Regional Medical Center was also named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals - Benchmarks for Success." The annual study lists hospitals based on quality, operations and financial management.