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Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center
Fiscal Year 2007


Resources

• 875 employees
• Total collections $90.2 million (state general fund $9.8 million, commercial/private pay $5.4 million, miscellaneous self generated $2.6 million, Medicare $9.4 million, Medicaid $23 million, Medicaid Uncompensated Care $40 million)

Estimated economic impact

• $190.2 million in overall business activity (Factor of 2.12 based on a Jul 2007 report "Hospitals and the Louisiana Economy," prepared for the Louisiana Hospital Association by Dr. James A. Richardson, Alumni Professor of Economics at Louisiana State University)

Patient Population

• Approximately 67,106 (between 7/1/05 - 6/30/07)

Capacity

• 69 adult/pediatric staffed beds
• 15 psychiatric staffed beds
• 147 licensed beds
• 11 nursery bassinets

Inpatient Admissions

• 4,598 adult/pediatric admissions
• 532 psychiatric admissions
• 70 neonatal ICU admissions
• 547 nursery admissions

Inpatient Days

• 20,835 adult pediatric inpatient days
• 4,998 psychaiatric inpatient days
• 558 neonatal ICU inpatient days
• 2,409 nursery inpatient days

Outpatients

• 199,853 clinic visits
• 37,810 emergency visits

Live Births

• 571 births

Residency Programs: 131 Medical Residents and Fellows

• The Ochsner Clinic Foundation — OB/GYN, Internal Medicine
• The Ochsner Clinic Foundation — Orthopedics, General Surgery
• The Ochsner Clinic Foundation, LSUHSC Medical School — Ophthalmology (Combined Program)
• The Ochsner Clinic Foundation, LSUHSC Medical School — Urology (Combined Program)
• LSU School of Dentistry — Dental, Oral Maxillofacial
• LSUHSC, New Orleans — Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Pulmonary/Critical Care
• LSUHSC, New Orleans — Physical Medicine & Rehab, Cardiology, Neurology, Infectious Disease
• LSUHSC, New Orleans — Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MedPeds
• Medical Student Programs: 60 students in the following programs
    SABA University School of Medicine
    Medical University of the Americas in Nives

Nursing and Allied Health Training
Approximately 386 students

• Nicholls State University — Associate & BSN Degree Nursing, Social Work Interns; Counseling Psychology, Cardiopulmonary Science
• Fletcher Technical Community College — Associate Nursing Degree, LPN certification, Certified Nursing Assistant, Laboratory Phlebotomy certification
• South Louisiana Regional Technical Institute — Certified Nursing Assistant; Ward Clerks
• Delgado Community College — Radiology Technician
• Tulane University and Southern University — Social Services Intern
• LSU — Social Services Intern, Outpatient Therapy/Physical Therapy, Lab Technician, Physical Therapy Assistant
• Southern University at New Orleans — Graduate Social Work
• University of Texas at Galveston — Physician Assistants
• LSUHSC — Nurse Practitioner Program
• Acadian Ambulance Service — Paramedics, EMTs

Partnerships

• Terrebonne General Medical Center - Neonatal intensive care services - provides Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Services
• Terrebonne Parish District Attorney Drug Court - provides lab testing to clients enrolled in program
• Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex - provides lab testing and results reporting
• Louisiana Primary Care Association and Bayou Teche Community Health Network - integrated network
• Office of Public Health - Chabert provides education services to OPHs labor and delivery population, and high-risk prenatal medical services
• Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center - HIV outreach to rural populations and African-Americans
• NO Aids Task Force - HIV referral services
• N'R' Peace - HIV community services
• Region III Office of Mental Health - behavioral health collaborative services
• Region III Office of Addictive Disorders - substance abuse evaluation and referral services
• Unitech - provides training for EKG, Phlebotomy, and Pharmacy Technician

senator chabert
was an ardent supporter of the hospital that bears his family name and its mission.