DOTmed October 5, 2020
John R. Fischer

Lafayette General Health has merged with Ochsner Health in a deal that includes an investment of nearly half a billion dollars from the latter over the next 10 years.

The deal will allow Lafayette, which will be known as Ochsner Lafayette General, to provide greater healthcare access to communities across the Acadiana (French) region of Louisiana. The agreement makes Ochsner the largest healthcare provider in the Gulf South.

“Our vision is to truly improve the health of Louisianans and people across the Gulf South and this allows us to expand the Ochsner reach into an important region in Louisiana,” Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Ochsner Health, told HCB News. “Lafayette General Health is the healthcare leader in Acadiana, and...

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