re: Are the FMOL Hospitals in LA Run Well?

The nuns at the system level seem to alienate the good people that can run the system well. They don't give their CEOs at various campuses the latitude to make strategic decisions when needed.

They let Ochsner move faster and steal market share over last 15 years. Instead, they built a huge children's hospital in BR and let Ochsner grab everything else statewide.

When Jindal closed/divested state hospitals, they attracted the "unprofitable" types of patients and their insurance payor mix skewed too public (vs private) to stay profitable.

hope that sheds light on it without getting in the weeds