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Avail Hospital closing in Lake Charles….
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:53 am
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:53 am
Just read the headlines this am. Been years since I lived there. Anyone know why or what happened?
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Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:55 am to rockford177
That place always seemed random and didn’t have their ducks in a row. I heard of multiple people going to the ER there and never receiving a bill.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:55 am to rockford177
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Just read the headlines this am. Been years since I lived there. Anyone know why or what happened?
Hate that it's closing... this was our go to place. It was extremely nice and quiet. Downside, it was super expensive (worth it IMO).
They were slow always and I am guessing due to the prices of service, but I could be wrong.
Going to miss that place. frick going to the ER or urgent cares.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:08 am to rockford177
Very expensive, bougie boutique ER in a blue collar town. Parking lot was always empty so I'm not surprised. Sucks for the staff members that all got notified yesterday.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:10 am to rockford177
I’m guessing St. Pats or Memorial will buy it because it’s less than 5 years old (If that).
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:14 am to SW2SCLA
Yes it was bougie... and expensive... and worth every penny to avoid going to the ER or urgent cares.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:18 am to LSUfanNkaty
yea i much preferred that place. always did great for us when we went but its a bougie place in a small town.
i mean calc parish only has 200k people. median household is only $53k. 17% of the population lives in poverty.
i mean you only have so many people to choose from being a boutique place. destined to fail.
i mean calc parish only has 200k people. median household is only $53k. 17% of the population lives in poverty.
i mean you only have so many people to choose from being a boutique place. destined to fail.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:36 am to lsu777
They were also limited in what services they had. Procedures (surgery, heart caths, GI scopes) are where hospitals make money and they didn’t have any of that.
I think they would have had a shot if they opened in Moss Bluff, Carlyss, or Iowa but that area is saturated with Urgent Cares which is the type of patient freestanding ERs thrive on.
Wonder what’s going to happen with that building, it’s beautiful but don’t know that either hospital in town would be interested since they have hospitals on Nelson already.
I think they would have had a shot if they opened in Moss Bluff, Carlyss, or Iowa but that area is saturated with Urgent Cares which is the type of patient freestanding ERs thrive on.
Wonder what’s going to happen with that building, it’s beautiful but don’t know that either hospital in town would be interested since they have hospitals on Nelson already.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:10 am to sledgehammer
I just don’t see 4 hospitals working in lake Charles. Hell I live in a town now that has the same population but only one hospital. Was it a doctor owned hospital or did they just have zero business sense?
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:12 am to rockford177
It seemed like a good idea but they could never treat anything. They always shipped you out for anything half serious.
Think a souped up after hours clinic.
Think a souped up after hours clinic.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:13 am to rockford177
Dr. Patel was the owner out of Houston.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:17 am to rockford177
It will no longer be Avail-able
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:27 am to CalcasieuTiger
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Dr. Patel was the owner out of Houston.
Yup. And this business model probably works well in Houston.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 12:48 pm to ApisMellifera
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I heard of multiple people going to the ER there and never receiving a bill.
Free healthcare for all
Posted on 9/26/23 at 12:54 pm to Tigerfan1274
the business model was to get investors and build a free standing ER. pour tons of capital into it and then close it and file bankruptcy. it never made money. he did it in houston as well.
that place was never going to make it.
that place was never going to make it.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 12:56 pm to lsu777
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yea i much preferred that place. always did great for us when we went but its a bougie place in a small town.
i mean calc parish only has 200k people. median household is only $53k. 17% of the population lives in poverty.
i mean you only have so many people to choose from being a boutique place. destined to fail.
It's also right next to another hospital with a relatively fast ER. Last time we went to Women and Children's (that was its name at the time), my wife got seen within 20 minutes of arrival.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 12:57 pm to borrelia
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but that area is saturated with Urgent Cares
I have to imagine the insane explosion of Urgent Cares is why the model failed.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 1:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
Urgent cares crush because they arent required to see all patients
If you dont have insurance and look bad they just call an ambulance
A stand alone ER has to see everybody
If you dont have insurance and look bad they just call an ambulance
A stand alone ER has to see everybody
Posted on 9/26/23 at 1:03 pm to borrelia
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Wonder what’s going to happen with that building, it’s beautiful but don’t know that either hospital in town would be interested since they have hospitals on Nelson already.
I could see someone developing it into a bunch of doctor's offices, similar to what you see around St Pats.
Hell, Imperial could probably buy it and centrally locate everything within it and/or close that Urgent Care on Nelson and make a mega Urgent Care with office space.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 1:14 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:aren't they getting Ochsner'ed?
Imperial
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