Allegiance Health System (AHS) and its network of hospital facilities (including Minden Medical Center) are proud to announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to enter into an affiliation with Ochsner Health to enhance patient care coordination and clinical innovation throughout rural Louisiana.
This collaboration represents a mutual focus on solving healthcare challenges facing rural communities, enhancing access to care and improving health outcomes and the quality of life for patients which the organizations serve.
“This affiliation reinforces our shared mission – to ensure that patients in rural Louisiana receive the same level of quality, innovation, and expertise found in major metropolitan centers,” said Rock Bordelon, President, Allegiance Health System. “By aligning with Ochsner, we are strengthening both the quality and the sustainability of healthcare delivery across the region.”
Together, AHS and Ochsner seek to:
- Serve more lives and improve access to care across the continuum, from primary to specialty and high-acuity services;
- Support patients managing chronic or complex health challenges and their caregivers through innovative care models and population health collaborations;
- Improve care coordination by sharing clinical expertise, research, digital tools, electronic health records and technology;
- Connect local care teams to specialists through advanced telemedicine programs such as Telestroke.
“This collaboration is founded on a mutual commitment to serving patients and enhancing the delivery of healthcare services in rural Louisiana through collaboration and shared expertise,” said Pete November, President & CEO, Ochsner Health. “By combining resources and leveraging technology, we are expanding access to care, supporting local providers, and ensuring patients can receive the right care at the right time, close to home.”
This affiliation is NOT a merger or acquisition, allowing AHS and Ochsner to remain independent and maintain current ownership, operations, financial and management responsibilities.
AHS owns and manages health facilities in Minden, as well as many others. Minden healthcare services include Freedom Minden (behavioral); Minden Nephrology & Hypertension Clinic, Wilson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine; Minden Primary Care, Minden Medical Center of Haughton, Foot & Ankle Specialists of Minden, The Women’s Clinic, Elite Family Medicine Clinic, The Women’s Clinic Rural Health of Minden, and Minden Medical Center.
Allegiance and Ochsner will work together on initiatives that improve care, support caregivers, and help ensure rural communities have access to healthcare for generations to come.