St. Tammany Health System announced plans to open a new, fully modern outpatient cardiac catheterization lab in Covington in spring 2026 that will both expand local cardiovascular services while creating new clinical career opportunities on the Northshore.
The Cardiology Center at St. Tammany Health System, as it will be called, has been under construction since summer 2025 in the Charles A. Frederick Jr. Medical Office Complex at 1203 S. Tyler St., directly across the street from the health system’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Work is scheduled for completion in late March.
The 20,317-square-foot facility is expected to serve as many as 30 to 40 patients daily in a range of diagnostic and interventional roles.
The health system plans to hire approximately 40 healthcare professionals to staff the center – about 20 upon opening and another 20 once fully operational in 2027. That number includes registered nurses, radiologic technologists, registered cardiovascular invasive specialists, and cardiac and vascular sonographers. Recruitment efforts are already underway to ensure the team is in place from day one.