Amite & Tangipahoa Parish Medical Supply Hub – I‑55 Gulf Corridor Readiness
Amite, Louisiana sits at the midpoint of I‑55 between New Orleans and Jackson, serving North Oaks Health System, Hood Memorial Hospital, St. Helena Parish Hospital, the Port of Manchac, Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center, and massive poultry/forestry operations. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #3616 at 1200 West Oak Street keeps hospitals, EMS agencies, industrial employers, and emergency managers supplied with compliant inventory within minutes of I‑55, US‑51, and the Tangipahoa Parish Emergency Operations Center.
Within 20 miles you’ll find North Oaks Medical Center (Level II trauma), North Oaks-Livingston Parish clinics, Hood Memorial, St. Helena Parish Hospital, Richard Murphy Hospice, Southeastern Louisiana University, Port Manchac, and the Hammond Regional Airport. Hurricanes, contraflow evacuations, poultry plant surges, and interstate hazmat incidents require a “medical suppliers near me” site that balances Gulf Coast storms with inland resilience—this West Oak Street hub delivers.
Amite has a long history as a rail junction, oyster-shipping town, and home of the Tangipahoa Parish Fair. Today it anchors agribusiness, manufacturing, and regional healthcare north of Lake Pontchartrain. LAC Health continues that legacy with hurricane-hardened storage, bilingual (English/Spanish/Vietnamese) instructions, and ICS workflows shared with Tangipahoa, St. Helena, and Livingston parishes.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Tangipahoa Hub – Inside Walmart #3616
1200 West Oak Street
Amite, Louisiana 70422
ZIP Code 70422 (serves Amite, Hammond north, Independence, Tickfaw, Kentwood, Greensburg, Roseland, Ponchatoula, and I‑55/I‑12 interchanges)
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Parking & Loading: Hurricane-hardened dock with box truck clearance, ambulance lane on west side, and dual-generator refrigeration cages.
Highway Access: 0.5 miles to I‑55 Exit 46, 2 miles to US‑51, 12 miles to I‑12, 50 miles to New Orleans, 70 miles to Baton Rouge.
Nearby Facilities: Tangipahoa Parish EOC (1.5 mi), North Oaks Medical Center (18 mi), Hood Memorial Hospital (0.8 mi), Hammond Airport (22 mi), Port Manchac (30 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare & Community Logistics
- Hospital/clinic replenishment for North Oaks Health System, Hood Memorial, St. Helena Parish Hospital, Ochsner Hammond, and Children’s Hospital Northshore clinics.
- EMS cache rotation for Tangipahoa Parish EMS, Acadian Ambulance I‑55 corridor, St. Helena EMS, Livingston Parish Fire District 5, and Hammond Fire.
- Telehealth/home care kits for North Oaks Home Health, Stat Homecare, and hospice programs across the Florida Parishes.
- School & university health supplies for Tangipahoa Parish Schools, Southeastern Louisiana University, Northshore Technical Community College, and Ponchatoula High allied-health programs.
- Event medicine staging for Tangipahoa Parish Fair, Strawberry Festival, Holy Ghost Italian Festival, Southeastern football, Port Manchac cargo surges, and I‑55 contraflow shelters.
- Public health surge caches for GOHSEP PODS, FPHSA (Florida Parishes Human Services Authority), and Red Cross Gulf operations.
Agriculture, Manufacturing & Transportation Support
- OSHA/NIOSH kits for poultry processors, berry farms, polymer plants, Amazon Hammond fulfillment, Tangipahoa Parish Transit, and I‑55 logistics yards.
- DEA/FDA returns with Louisiana State Police Troop L coordination when transporting controlled substances.
- Cold-chain biologics, OB/NICU meds, oncology regimens, and insulin shipments monitored with telemetry feeding Epic, Cerner, and Meditech networks.
- Device recall handling for ventilators, dialysis machines, anesthesia equipment, and telehealth carts rotating between Northshore and Baton Rouge hospitals.
- Telehealth refurbishment for parish jails, refugee services, bilingual outreach, and disaster mental health teams.
- Hazmat courier swaps for I‑55 hazmat incidents, Port Manchac intermodal transfers, and DOTD asphalt labs.
Meet the Tangipahoa Logistics Team
Staffed by former North Oaks supply leaders, bilingual EMS captains, and Port Manchac safety coordinators.
Kendall James
North Oaks & Hood Memorial Liaison
Kendall led perioperative supply at North Oaks Medical Center. She now synchronizes implants, perfusion kits, and chronic-care bundles across Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes.
Email: [email protected]
Captain Julio Dominguez
EMS & Hurricane Contraflow Coordinator
Julio served with Tangipahoa Parish Fire District 1 and GOHSEP contraflow logistics. He manages ALS cache audits, mass evacuation kits, and bilingual documentation.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Amira Nguyen
Community & Workforce Health Lead
Dr. Nguyen directed FPHSA community clinics. She curates bilingual chronic disease kits, poultry-plant OSHA programs, and telehealth bundles for migrant families.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Plan for I‑55 & Fairground Traffic
Open 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; after-hours hurricane, contraflow, or festival pickups via +1-703-810-3898.
- Bring Credentials
Hospital badge, EMS ID, parish EOC letter, port escort, or OSHA permit ensures immediate release.
- Chain-of-Custody & Alerts
We scan, temp-log, seal, and transmit proof to Epic, Cerner, ESO, GOHSEP WebEOC, or Workday while texting real-time DOTD/contraflow updates.
Coverage Footprint
Supports North Oaks Health System, Hood Memorial, St. Helena Parish Hospital, FPHSA, Tangipahoa/ Livingston/ St. Helena EMS, Port Manchac, poultry processors, and festivals across the Florida Parishes.
Florida Parishes Heritage
Amite hosted Camp Moore during the Civil War, the Oyster Fest, and contraflow traffic for Katrina, Gustav, Laura, and Ida. The 2016 Baton Rouge floods, 2020 hurricane season, and pandemic surges highlighted the need for inland supply caches. LAC Health maintains generator-backed refrigeration, elevated docks, and ICS agreements with Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helena parishes.
Tangipahoa & St. Helena Demographics
Population 220,000 across Tangipahoa, Livingston north, St. Helena, and Washington parishes. Demographics: 57% White, 36% Black, 5% Hispanic/Latino, 1% Asian, 1% other with growing bilingual workforces in poultry and logistics sectors. Local staging keeps response times low when I‑10/I‑55 corridors clog during storms.
Licensing & Compliance
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy wholesale license, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB, Joint Commission/DNV, OSHA/NIOSH poultry safety, FEMA ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and parish-vendor approvals for Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helena.
What Florida Parishes Providers Say
Average rating 4.95/5 from hospitals, EMS, port, and festival partners.
Two trauma activations hit during a tanker fire on I‑12. LAC Health staged implants and perfusion kits in Amite before our couriers left Hammond.
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Ice storms on I‑55 burned through RSI kits. LAC Health rotated every ambulance box and documented contraflow staging within hours.
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Hurricane prep required OSHA and hazmat kits for dock workers. LAC Health labeled each pallet by berth and tracked temps during generator runs.
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Summer athletics and feeding programs overlap. LAC Health bundles nurse and hydration kits by campus and grant source.
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Our nursing students rotate across rural clinics. LAC Health labels simulation and clinical kits by site and collects them for restock each week.
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I‑55 hazmat scenes require documented chain-of-custody. LAC Health pre-labels kits for our troopers and delivers them faster than our state warehouse.
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