Our district needs quality healthcare facilities. I was born at Mercy Hospital on Bienville Street; and, for most of my childhood, I recall visiting many doctors who practiced around this facility. At the time of the storm, the Lindy Boggs Medical Center, operated by Tenet, provided needed clinic, hospital, emergency service and elderly care to the district. The facility needs to be re-opened and State incentives must become available to encourage re-investment into this building. The entire area remains suitable for redevelopment. As State Representative, I will encourage availability of funds and tax incentives to doctors, clinics, and hospital facilities to promote the resurrection of this health care district. This would provide quality jobs and quality services to the public, and it would bring an economic boom to the area.
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