A preliminary plan has been agreed on for two Alexandria hospitals to take over services currently provided by Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville.
Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital and Rapides Regional Medical Center have been in talks for months to take over the hospital's services as part of the state's push to privatize its LSU-run hospitals.
According to LSU Health Shreveport, which manages the Pineville facility, services will be fully transferred on July 1, 2014. Huey P. Long will continue to operate until the transfer.
Under the proposed model, Cabrini will handle inpatient psychiatric care, while urgent care and other inpatient care will be shared by the two hospitals. Outpatient care will be provided by clinics throughout the community.
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