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Total Number Of Beds : 70
Description
On behalf of all citizens of the state of Louisiana the LSU Health Care Services Division shall
Provide access to high quality medical care
Develop medical and clinical manpower through accredited residency and other health education programs
Operate efficiently and cost effectively
While achieving our objectives work cooperatively with other health care providers and agencies to improve health outcomes
History
1735 On November 16 Jean Louis a French seaman bequeaths money to found the first Charity Hospital in New Orleans Louisiana
1736 On January 21 the hospitals charter is recorded On May 10 a house on the corner of Chartres and Bienville Streets becomes the first Charity Hospital building
1876 The Louisiana Legislature under Act 40 legally creates the Shreveport Charity Hospital LSU Hospital Shreveport and the facility opens in a group of log and frame buildings located in what is now downtown Shreveport
1936 Louisiana creates the State Hospital Board to implement the late Governor Huey P Longs plan to build a chain of charity hospitals throughout the state of Louisiana
1938 On February 21 MidState Charity Hospital Huey P Long Medical Center is formally established in Pineville Louisiana
1938 On September 29 Lafayette Charity Hospital University Medical Center formally opens in Lafayette Louisiana
1939 On August 15 the Florida Parishes Charity Hospital Lallie Kemp Medical Center is opened in Independence Louisiana
1941 On July 1 Northeast Louisiana Charity Hospital EA Conway Medical Center opens with a 135bed capacity in Monroe Louisiana
1951 On January 11 WashingtonSt Tammany Parish Charity Hospital Bogalusa Medical Center opens in Bogalusa Louisiana
1958 Lake Charles Charity Hospital WO Moss Regional Medical Center opens to serve patients from Southwest Louisiana
1968 On March 1 after construction delays and labor shortages Earl K Long Memorial Hospital Earl K Long Medical Center receives patients on a limited basis in Baton Rouge Louisiana
1970 The Department of Health and Human Resources renamed the Department of Health and Hospitals takes control of the Charity Hospital System
1978 On September 9 South Louisiana Medical Center Leonard J Chabert Medical Center opens in Houma Louisiana
1979 On July 1 Louisiana State University LSU Medical Center at Shreveport assumes responsibility for the provision of medical services at the EA Conway Charity Hospital
1990 Act 855 creates the Louisiana Health Care Authority LHCA
1991 Act 390 transfers the charity hospitals from the Department of Health and Hospitals to LHCA
1992 On January 1 LHCA officially takes over the operation of the stateowned acutecare hospitals with the exception of the Louisiana State University Hospital at Shreveport
1997 On July 1 Act 3 of the Louisiana Legislature authorizes the operation of the charity hospitals by the LSU System
2002 On June 24 WashingtonSt Tammany Parish Charity Hospital merges with the Bogalusa Community Medical Center to form the Bogalusa Medical Center
2005 On August 29 Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast destroys MCLNO and severely damages Bogalusa Medical Center Lallie Kemp Medical Center and Leonard J Chabert Medical Center
On September 24 Hurricane Rita causes damage to both WO Moss Regional Medical Center and University Medical Center and forces them to temporarily cease operations
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