For Patients

The benefits of choosing an STQN physician

In a world of difficult decisions, choosing STQN is a no-brainer.


When you receive care through a St. Tammany Quality Network physician, you get healthcare built to benefit you and your family.

Among other things, you’ll find:

  • Your healthcare dollars go further, providing you with more cost-effective care.
  • As a part of St. Tammany Health System, STQN provides you and your family with greater access to the latest treatments and techniques.
  • The care you receive is safer, more convenient and customized to your needs.
  • All of your health information and records are connected by advanced technology, so communication is streamlined among your providers.
  • You gain access to a wide array of preventive, diagnostic, treatment-related and wellness-promoting resources.
  • We help you make empowered choices when it comes to physicians, hospitals and health insurance products.

When making an appointment, look for an STQN physician to ensure you get care from a provider committed to improving your health outcomes, reducing your care costs and enhancing your experience every step of the way.


You can also access each provider’s quality scores and see which physicians are Top Performers within our network.


Additionally, employers can help provide more for the employees by working in partnership with STQN, connecting you with lower-cost, better-quality and integrated care options, including an enhanced employee healthcare experience; beneficial wellness programs; and access to a wide array of primary, urgent and occupational care services.


Know your options

Get the right care at the right place by matching your symptoms to the right location below.

 

Find an STQN physician

Primary care

For comprehensive and continuous care. Visit your primary care physician for:

  • Annual checkups
  • Routine immunizations
  • Minor sprains and joint pain
  • Chronic disease management including high blood pressure, high cholesterol or high blood sugar
  • Coughs, colds and sore throats
  • Non-life-threating allergic reactions
  • Minor burns or injuries
  • Mild asthma
  • Mild to moderate stomach aches
  • Rashes or other skin irritations
  • Fevers or flu-like symptoms
  • Back pain
  • Mild to moderate chest pain
  • Rashes or other skin irritationsHeadaches

Urgent care

Urgent care

For immediate medical attention for common Illnesses. Visit an urgent care clinic for:

  • Sprains, broken bones and fractures needing X-ray
  • Lacerations
  • Abscesses (after hours)
  • Urinary pain (after hours)
  • Earaches (after hours)
  • Minor burns, rashes, sunburns and heat ailments (after hours)
  • Non-life-threatening allergic reactions (after hours)
  • Mild to moderate stomach aches (after hours)
  • Select immunizations

Emergency care

Emergency care

Call 911 to visit an emergency room if you need treatment for severe and life-threatening conditions, such as:

  • Stroke symptoms
  • Severe chest pain
  • Severe bleeding
  • Severe asthma attack/difficulty breathing
  • Severe head trauma
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Severe allergic reaction
  • Sudden vision loss or impairment
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Severe dehydration