Calcasieu Parish Hospitals
Calcasieu, Louisiana
How we verified this
As of August 2026 the three hospital-tagged talkgroups RadioReference lists under Calcasieu Parish on LWIN are all encrypted — "14225 | 10-WCCH COM | West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Common", "14226 | 10-HOSP 911 | Hospital 911 Group" and "14227 | 10-MED CTRL | Medical Control" each show "D Enc".
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Calcasieu County Context
Calcasieu Parish Hospitals isn't an outlier here: 6 of the 7 public-safety agencies we track in Calcasieu County are fully encrypted (86%), so most departments nearby have made the same move.
See every agency we track in Calcasieu County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
This agency encrypts all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The public, journalists, and even other first responders can't monitor its activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Calcasieu Parish Hospitals radio encrypted?
Yes — Calcasieu Parish Hospitals's radio system runs on P25 AES-256 encryption. This agency encrypts all of its radio communications, including routine dispatch. The public, journalists, and even other first responders can't monitor its activity.
Can I listen to Calcasieu Parish Hospitals on a police scanner?
No. Calcasieu Parish Hospitals has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Calcasieu Parish Hospitals encrypt their radio?
Officer safety and operational security are the reasons agencies give. What rarely comes with that explanation is Calcasieu County-specific evidence that open communications ever caused a problem, while the loss of public oversight and the friction with still-unencrypted neighboring agencies are both immediate and real.
Can Calcasieu County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Encryption is a policy choice made by department leadership or elected officials, not a technical requirement, so it can be reversed the same way. Public pressure, city council advocacy, and organized local coalitions have reversed encryption decisions elsewhere.
What can I do about Calcasieu Parish Hospitals encryption?
Contact the officials who oversee Calcasieu Parish Hospitals's budget directly and ask why full encryption was chosen over partial alternatives. Pair that with a FOIA request for recordings and policy records, and look for an existing coalition in Calcasieu County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.