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LCMC Health System (formerly known as Louisiana Children's Medical Center) is a nonprofit network of healthcare providers in Southern Louisiana, based out of New Orleans. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. LCMC Health, along with Ochsner, dominate the Louisiana health and hospital space.
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
Medical billing, a payment process in the United States healthcare system, is the process of reviewing a patient's medical records and using information about their diagnoses and procedures to determine which services are billable and to whom they are billed.
It was also notable for being the only full-service, adult hospital open in Orleans Parish in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The building suffered minor damage during Katrina, but had many ceiling tiles ripped off and mold on furniture that was later replaced. The hospital reopened on September 28, 2005. [3]
University Hospital was one of several teaching hospitals in the state of Louisiana administered by the Louisiana State University System.. In December 2012, it was announced that LSU Health Systems would transfer the management of ILH to Louisiana Children's Medical Center, a non-profit corporation that manages Children's Hospital and Touro Infirmary. [2]
[1] [6] [7] Its flagship hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, has been ranked the number one hospital in Louisiana for the past decade. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It also has other clinics and medical centers in Greater New Orleans , Baton Rouge , Shreveport , Monroe , Lafayette , and other locations across Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) (French: Département de La Santé de Louisiane), formerly known as the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (French: Département de La Santé et des Hôpitaux), is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge. [3]
On 19 July 2006, Ochsner Health System announced they were acquiring Memorial Medical Center along with two other Tenet Hospitals in the Greater New Orleans area, Meadowcrest Hospital in Gretna, Louisiana and Kenner Regional Medical Center in Kenner, Louisiana. The sale was expected to be finalized by the end of August.