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.
Huntington Hospital in Huntington, NY is ranked nationally in 1 adult specialty. Huntington Hospital is a 290-bed general medical and surgical facility with 14,438 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 3,171 annual inpatient and 8,682 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 51,754 visits.