The 80-bed hospital was shuttered permanently in 2009 after entering bankruptcy, according to the report.
Since November, the parish has been working with hospital consulting firm Stroudwater Associates to assess the viability of a new hospital for the area.
After working with Stroudwater, the parish determined that it will need to bring in a private partner to help develop a facility as the $21.6 million in state disaster aid for the project would not be enough to complete the project.
Stroudwater is currently working to identify parties interested in developing the facility.
Read the Advocate report on a replacement facility for River West Medical Center.
Read more coverage on Louisiana hospitals:
– Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital Opens for Business
– Louisiana Appoints Alabama Medicaid Official to Lead Health Reform Implementation
– Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to Pay Back $3.4M to Providers After Computer Glitch
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