The three largest hospitals are West Jefferson Medical Center, East Jefferson General Hospital and Ochsner Medical Center.
While Congress has allocated $600 million in grants to areas affected by Katrina, there is no stipulation that hospitals affected by the hurricane will be aided. The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) hopes that some of this federal aid will be distributed to Louisiana’ hospitals, fearing that otherwise they will be forced to cut services, according to the story.
Read The Times-Picayune’s report on the Jefferson Parish hospitals’ financial troubles.
