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The hospital was created by the Louisiana Legislature in 1847 and commenced operations in 1848. The hospital was originally known as the "State Insane Asylum." The location was chosen because Jackson is situated in an upland well-drained location that is relatively free of disease-bearing mosquitos, which plagued asylums in New Orleans.
The section south of US 71 was the post-1955 Louisiana Highway 179, which after the 1990s change ceased to exist as a number for a state highway in Louisiana. It also replaced a section of Louisiana Highway 177. Although signage is on I-49, US 371 begins just north of Coushatta, Louisiana at an intersection with US 71.
Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde: Supreme Court case involving hospital; Levy v. Louisiana: Supreme Court case involving hospital in New Orleans; Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans; Ochsner Health System
Hospital closures dropped during the pandemic, from a record 18 closures in 2020 to a combined eight closures in 2021 and 2022, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research ...
The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis arrived in Eau Claire and started a hospital in the home of James Fitzpatrick in 1889, with a full-fledged hospital built a year later. St. Joseph’s Hospital ...
As of 2021 it is the largest non-profit, academic healthcare system operating in Louisiana, with 40 medical facilities across the state. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Its flagship hospital , Ochsner Medical Center , has been ranked the number one hospital in Louisiana for the past decade.
As the flagship of the Ochsner Health System, the non-profit hospital was founded by Alton Ochsner, opening as "Ochsner Clinic" on January 2, 1942. In 2009, Ochsner Medical Center began a partnership with the University of Queensland School of Medicine in Brisbane, Australia for US citizens and permanent residents.
Earl K. Long Medical Center was responsible for providing care to several state parishes. Earl K. Long was a public facility, and was run by the state of Louisiana. Various outpatient and inpatient services are no longer provided at this facility. The cornerstone of the building was laid October 2, 1967 and the hospital opened on March 5, 1968.