Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Construction of $1.1B University Medical Center

The Louisiana Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee gave final approval for the $1.088 billion construction project of the Louisiana State University Medical Center, the 424-bed hospital that will replace Charity Hospital, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, according to a Times-Picayune report.

Earlier this month, the proposal was laid out, and the hospital will not incur any state debt. It will also receive average annual state appropriations of $52.5 million during the first six years of operation.

Construction on University Medical Center is slated to begin soon, and the New Orleans hospital is projected to open in 2015.

Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Construction of $1.1B University Medical Center

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