New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and Bossier, La.-based Allegiance Health System have signed a letter of intent to expand access to care in rural areas across Louisiana.
The organizations will collaborate to increase access to primary, specialty and high-acuity services, according to a Dec. 18 news release. They also plan to support patients with chronic conditions through new care models and population health initiatives.
“This collaboration is founded on a mutual commitment to serving patients and enhancing the delivery of healthcare services in rural Louisiana through collaboration and shared expertise,” Pete November, Ochsner’s president and CEO, said in a news release. “By combining resources and leveraging technology, we are expanding access to care, supporting local providers and ensuring patients can receive the right care at the right time, close to home.”
While the health systems will jointly pursue initiatives to improve rural health outcomes, the arrangement is not a merger or acquisition. Both organizations will remain operationally and financially independent.
