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, New York 11743. The Emergency Department (ED) at Huntington Hospital is a nationally recognized ED that delivers expert care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the residents of the Town of Huntington, the North Shore of Suffolk County and beyond.