The Optimistâs Daughter begins in New Orleans, Louisiana. The beginning of the novel takes place in a hospital in the bustling city during Marti Gras. After the Judge passes, the majority of the novel is set in Laurelâs childhood home, in her fatherâs hometown of Mount Salus, Mississippi.
The two largest hospitals in Huntington are St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital. St. Mary's and Cabell-Huntington are jointly designated as the only trauma center in the region.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. List of hospitals in West Virginia (U.S. state), sorted by hospital name. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital - Beckley, West Virginia.