Lawmaker calls for hearing over troubled Louisiana hospital; 'It's an abysmal situation'

After multiple federal and state inspectors found patient care in jeopardy at a for-profit hospital in northwest Louisiana, lawmakers are hoping to hold the Dallas-based owner of Glenwood Regional Medical Center accountable at a hearing before the House Health and Welfare Committee, according to State Rep. Michael Echols. “It’s an abysmal situation,” said Echols, R-Monroe. “The Steward group has done some criminal, if not very egregious things, by way of health care delivery. They hurt people, and we need to have a proper hearing.” Echols' office has been fielding calls...