Becker's Healthcare April 29, 2024
Prairieville (La.) Family Hospital closed April 29 after the Louisiana Department of Health determined that the hospital violated state hospital laws and regulations, leading to the revocation of its license.
In a March 20 letter to Prairieville Family Hospital, obtained by Becker’s, the state DOH detailed that the hospital had violated a state law by operating as a freestanding emergency department.
“This determination was made because the hospital holds itself out to the public as providing emergency medical services but is neither part of a hospital’s main campus under hospital licensing law, nor is it part of a separate off-site campus of an existing licensed hospital,” the letter said.
The state DOH also...
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