LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana
. It is the home of six schools (including one of two LSU
medical school
s), twelve Centers of Excellence, and two patient care clinics. Due to Hurricane Katrina
, the School of Dentistry was temporarily located in Baton Rouge but has since return to its campus in New Orleans. It resumed operations in New Orleans in September 2007. As a state school, it mostly accepts only residents of the state of Louisiana with the exception of combined M.D./Ph.D. students and also children of alumni. As of the 2012 application cycle, up to 40 out-of-state applicants will be accepted.
. It was originally located at 1542 Tulane Avenue, adjacent to the then-rebuilt Charity Hospital building, which was completed in 1939.
The School of Graduate Studies was established in 1965, followed by the School of Dentistry in 1966, the School of Nursing in 1968, and the School of Allied Health Professions in 1970. The School of Public Health was founded in 2003.
Because of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, LSUHSC-NO has suffered the drastically lowered capacity of its two teaching hospitals, Charity Hospital, and University Hospital
. LSUHSC-NO went 15 months without the use of either hospital, forced to set up a trauma center in a vacant shopping center. University Hospital was reopened November 20, 2006, after extensive renovation; however, the fate of Charity Hospital is a very controversial issue. Grassroots groups to restore Charity continue to advocate throughout the city for the reopening of the once greatest teaching and referral hospital in the area. Even though the Charity Hospital building was deemed fit to rebuild by architects with the New York firm RMJM Hillier, LSU officials want to build a $1.2 billion teaching hospital in lower Mid-City instead. This new facility would cost $283 million more than the cost of gutting and restoring Charity according to RMJM Hillier.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. It is the home of six schools (including one of two LSU
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
s), twelve Centers of Excellence, and two patient care clinics. Due to Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, the School of Dentistry was temporarily located in Baton Rouge but has since return to its campus in New Orleans. It resumed operations in New Orleans in September 2007. As a state school, it mostly accepts only residents of the state of Louisiana with the exception of combined M.D./Ph.D. students and also children of alumni. As of the 2012 application cycle, up to 40 out-of-state applicants will be accepted.
History
The LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine was founded in 1931 commissioned by Huey LongHuey Long
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. , nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. Though a backer of Franklin D...
. It was originally located at 1542 Tulane Avenue, adjacent to the then-rebuilt Charity Hospital building, which was completed in 1939.
The School of Graduate Studies was established in 1965, followed by the School of Dentistry in 1966, the School of Nursing in 1968, and the School of Allied Health Professions in 1970. The School of Public Health was founded in 2003.
Because of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, LSUHSC-NO has suffered the drastically lowered capacity of its two teaching hospitals, Charity Hospital, and University Hospital
University Hospital, New Orleans
University Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals which are part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans .- Organization. :...
. LSUHSC-NO went 15 months without the use of either hospital, forced to set up a trauma center in a vacant shopping center. University Hospital was reopened November 20, 2006, after extensive renovation; however, the fate of Charity Hospital is a very controversial issue. Grassroots groups to restore Charity continue to advocate throughout the city for the reopening of the once greatest teaching and referral hospital in the area. Even though the Charity Hospital building was deemed fit to rebuild by architects with the New York firm RMJM Hillier, LSU officials want to build a $1.2 billion teaching hospital in lower Mid-City instead. This new facility would cost $283 million more than the cost of gutting and restoring Charity according to RMJM Hillier.
Schools
- School of Allied Health Professions
- School of Dentistry
- School of Graduate Studies
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Public Health
LSUHSC Teaching Hospital
- Charity HospitalCharity HospitalCharity Hospital was one of two teaching hospitals which were part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans . Three weeks after the events of Hurricane Katrina, then Governor Kathleen Blanco said that Charity Hospital would not reopen, even though the military had scrubbed the building to...
- University HospitalUniversity Hospital, New OrleansUniversity Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals which are part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans .- Organization. :...