(First of a series)

By WP Journal staff

A civil suit has been filed against Minden Medical Center claiming non payment of more than $170,000 in invoices for equipment and services.

Shreveport based Storer Services, Ltd. filed the suit in 26th Judicial District Court Friday claiming the hospital has not paid for a new HVAC 40-ton replacement chiller and related services.

According to the suit, Stoner completed installation of the equipment Sept. 18, 2025 and issued an invoice for $79,739 on Sept. 23. Since installation, the suit alleges Storer has performed maintenance and mechanical services on the chiller, “…as well as services on other associated and miscellaneous equipment and various plumbing services…throughout the MMC facility…”

Storer is seeking a total of $170,876.53 in what the suit describes as “detailed in various invoices,” plus “reasonable attorney’s fees, plus all costs of these proceedings as well as judicial interest at legal rates and service charges upon the principal judgment from the dates due…”

Minden Medical Center is owned by Allegiance Health Management, a Bossier City-based company which owns 11 smaller market hospitals in Louisiana. Allegiance officially acquired MMC from LifePoint Health August 1, 2018.

Other filings

Friday’s filing isn’t the only report that Allegiance-owned MMC has faced financial difficulties in the past. Records from the Webster Parish Clerk of Court show liens/suits filed against MMC include:

• $336,899.32 filed Jan. 5, 2026 by Custom Healthcare Solutions, LLC against Minden Medical Center. Custom Healthcare is a clinical and non-clinical staffing agency specializing in travel nursing, temporary staffing, and direct hire placements.
• $381,941.13 filed Jan. 12, 2026 by Prime Time Healthcare LLC against Minden Medical Center, Inc., Minden Medical Center and all other capacities DBA CHLG Minden LLC. Prime Time, an Omaha, NE company, specializes in the placement of RNs, LPNs, CNAs and allied health and therapy professionals.
• $49,256.61 filed June 24, 2024 by Advanced EMS.

Minden Medical Center also recently paid the city of Minden, in full, a number utility-related bills which reportedly had been 90 days in arrears. Total cost reportedly was $120,000.

Keith Cox, CEO of Minden Medical Center acknowledged the hospital’s financial situation in a statement which can be read in full in this issue of the Webster Parish Journal. 

Also, the MMC Board of Governors issued a statement concerning the hospital operation. That statement may also be read in this issue.

Employees of the hospital who reportedly may have had more information on operations and financial difficulties declined to be interviewed on the record.

(In the story below, please read statements by MMC’s CEO and Board of Governors.)