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| HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE MISSION: To Provide Accessible Quality Health Care In A Safe Environment. HISTORY: A State Hospital Board was created in 1936 which built a chain of “charity” hospitals throughout the state to provide for the medical needs of the states indigent population. Hospitals were built in Lafayette, Pineville, Independence, and Monroe. In 1938, just prior to beginning construction of this hospital, a huge barbecue was provided to the general public. A parade was held and a celebration attended by thousands of area people was an indication of the need and public acceptance of the hospital. At that time in Louisiana and across the nation, just following the depression and prior to World War II, the need for facilities of this type was great and welcomed by the public. Huey P. Long Medical Center has been in continuous operation at the same location since 1939, when it opened under the direction of Dr. O. W. McFarland and was known as Mid-State Charity Hospital. The purpose of the hospital was to provide medical care to the indigent population of Central Louisiana, including the parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn. Legislation in 1990 created a new governance structure for the Charity Hospital System. Implementation was to occur in two phases: (1) Creation of the Louisiana Health Care Authority Board and local boards for each of the system hospitals. These boards were to prepare and submit a Five Year Plan for the operation and maintenance of the charity hospitals to the legislature during the 1991 Regular Session. (2) Remaining provisions were contingent upon additional action by the legislature. Effective July 1, 2007 Huey P. Long Medical Center merged with and became a part of the LSUHSC-Shreveport as per legislative act. Management of Huey P. Long Medical Center is the responsibility of LSUHSC-Shreveport, Office of the Chancellor. Mr. Gary Crockett is the Hospital Administrator for HPLMC. It is the goal of LSUHSC-Shreveport and HPLMC to provide quality accessible patient care to all patients regardless of financial status. Services provide included Surgery, Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Dental and Psychiatric Care. Our hospital is affiliated with the LSUHSC and Tulane for the provision of faculty as well as residents, interns and students as well as consultative physicians. Provision of emergency medicine services as well as other services is provided through professional contracts. |
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