Judges hear dispute over Louisiana charity hospital closure
More than two years after central Louisiana's publicly-owned charity hospital was closed, a legal dispute remains unsettled about whether state senators violated the law in agreeing to shutter the...
View ArticleWhat’s in it for Ochsner? New revenue, statewide presence in move to manage...
Industry experts say not-for-profit hospital operators squeezed by rising costs and lower reimbursement rates are looking for alternative sources of revenue.
View ArticleWatchdog report: Failed VA leadership put patients at risk
"Failed leadership" at the Department of Veterans Affairs during the Obama years put patients at a major hospital at risk, an internal probe finds — another blow to Secretary David Shulkin, who served...
View ArticleNew deal for north Louisiana safety-net hospitals worked out
Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration announced Wednesday that a deal is done to transfer oversight of the state-owned safety-net hospitals in north Louisiana to a new manager, with boosted costs and...
View ArticleLouisiana Catholic hospitals could add Mississippi hospital
A Louisiana Catholic hospital system is likely to take control of one of Mississippi's largest hospitals.
View ArticleSt. Tammany Parish Hospital begins second phase of $100M expansion
The project will add four stories to the existing 350,000-square-foot campus.
View ArticleHealth system announces plans for hospital renovation
A Louisiana health care system has formally announced the launch of a $43 million project to renovate its medical center in Shreveport.
View ArticleOchsner Hospital for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine opening soon
The $30 million facility is opening this month in Elmwood.
View ArticleHospital owners, operators agree to pay federal settlement
A whistleblower claim led to a Louisiana hospital agreeing to pay a settlement of over $500,000.
View ArticleFormer Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards out of hospital
Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards — Louisiana's only four-term governor — is back home after a weekend hospitalized for tests that were not related to COVID-19.
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