The results of the state’s investigative audit could come in the next few weeks, and the grand jury investigation has not yet produced an indictment, according to the report. A 2014 audit revealed the financially troubled hospital has serious billing issues, including more than $1 million in owed utilities payments, according to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta.
To help address these challenges, the hospital’s CEO Charles Lindell, and two of its three board members, Jim DiFatta and Andrew Sercovich, have all agreed to resign. The Parish Council put three new board members in place, and the new board has already approved a deal for New Orleans, La.-based Ochsner Health System to take over leadership short-term, according to the report.
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