Healthcare in Louisiana - Hospitals in Louisiana, Charity Hospital, List of Hospitals in Louisiana, Ochsner Baptist Medical Center (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hospitals in Louisiana, Charity Hospital, List of Hospitals in Louisiana, Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, Lindy Boggs Medical Center, University Hospital, New Orleans, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, Baton Rouge General Medical Center- Bluebonnet Campus, Touro Infirmary, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Ochsner Health System, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, Ochsner Medical Center, East Jefferson General Hospital, Earl K. Long Medical Center, Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Mid-City Campus, Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank, Tulane Lakeside Hospital, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Excerpt: Charity Hospital was one of two teaching hospitals which were part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO). Three weeks after the events of Hurricane Katrina, then Governor Kathleen Blanco said that Charity Hospital would not reopen, even though the military had scrubbed the building to medical-ready standards. The Louisiana State University System, which owns the building, has stated that it has no plans for reconstruction. Charity Hospital building on Tulane Avenue Charity Hospital was one of several public hospitals around the state of Louisiana administered by the Louisiana State University System at the time of Hurricane Katrina. Charity Hospital and the nearby University Hospital were both teaching hospitals affiliated with the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans (LSUHSiNO). University Hospital and the adjacent Tulane Medical Center remain open. The Charity Hospital building is located in the New Orleans Hospital District. It is on the opposite side of I-10 from the LSU Health Sciences Center. The address is 1532 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7690016