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LSU officials: Jindal budget means hospital cuts

March 28, 2012 6:26 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Leaders of LSU's public hospital system said Tuesday that Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget overestimates revenue for its hospitals and clinic network next year and that the system would have to impose cuts to close a multi-million dollar funding gap. University hospital officials told the House... more »
Protestors Rally Outside UMC Play Video

February 2, 2012 7:53 PM

A rally happened Thursday night outside University Medical Center. Protestors are fighting millions of dollars in proposed cuts to medical care. A few dozen protestors gathered outside UMC for about an hour and they got a lot of attention. Cars and trucks passing by on Congress honking and yelling... more »
More UMC Employees Likely to Be Laid Off With Budget Cuts Play Video

January 30, 2012 7:20 PM

UMC Administrators met with Louisiana Department of Health and Hospital Officials in Carencro Monday to talk about hospital budget cuts. A deficit is slashing nearly 4 million from the hospital's budget. One hundred and six UMC employees who will likely be laid off. However, the plan keeps changing as lawmakers... more »