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History of Charity Hospital and MCLNO

In 1856, a group of New Orleans physicians founded a new medical school, the New Orleans School of Medicine, located at the corner of Common Street (now Tulane Avenue) and Villere Street, opposite the gates of Charity Hospital.

Their leader was Erasmus Darwin Fenner (1807-1866); Fenner and his faculty introduced the clinical clerkship to America. Their medical students were required to interview and examine patients daily at Charity Hospital, to keep a written record of their observations from patients’ admission through discharge, and to present their findings regularly to their professors. The introduction of the clinical clerkship was truly revolutionary at the time and gained for the New Orleans School of Medicine a national reputation for innovation.

The New Orleans School of Medicine was the predecessor of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, our two campuses — University Hospital and Charity Hospital — served nearly 1.3 million citizens.

Both the faculty and residents are committed to Dr. Fenner’s spirit of innovative progress and service to the citizens of New Orleans. Resident education remains a priority on the wards and in our conferences. Our Clinical Skills Fair prepares our residents for their ward months and for their careers as future hospitalists or subspecialists.

In addition to encouraging a progressive approach to medical care, MCLNO has a strong commitment to the underprivileged citizens of Louisiana. Nearly 70 percent of MCLNO patients have no insurance. MCLNO staff provides both help and hope to the residents of New Orleans whose access to healthcare is limited.

Our Teaching Sites

1) Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans

LSU Interim Hospital – formerly known as University Hospital

2021 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA

Primary teaching site for our Internal Medicine Program

The LSU Interim Hospital is the only hospital in Louisiana with a Level 1 Trauma Center. The hospital reopened in November of 2006 with 75 Med-Surg beds and 10 "closed" ICU beds. Capacity has been rapidly ramped up, and the facility routinely accepts transfers from outlying facilities to administer a higher level of care. This gives residents a unique opportunity to experience significant patient volume with a wide range of pathology (the zebras). Average admits are between five and ten patients per night. Ancillary services, such as blood draws, IV placement, and patient transport, are excellent. Subspecialty services include Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrine, Infectious Diseases, and Hematology/Oncology. Morning report and conferences are held daily.

2) Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner

180 West Esplanade Avenue, Kenner, LA

Kenner Regional is a private institution where our Hospitalist Medicine Group (all LSU faculty) admits Medicare and private patients. Rotations here give residents the opportunity to see how medicine is practiced in a facility more geared towards privately-insured patients. Care is provided in conjunction with social workers and case managers. Average monthly admits are between four and eight per night. Kenner has an "open" ICU policy. Subspecialty rotations include Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Nephrology, and Geriatrics. Morning report is held daily.

3) Touro Infirmary

1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA

LSU residents run a Medicine service for self-pay and Medicaid patients. Touro provides an opportunity to rotate outside the Charity system. Since the storm, the patient volume has consistently remained high, with an average of 120-140 admits each month or between four and eight admits per night for the Clinic Medicine service. Touro also has an "open" ICU policy. Residents rotate with LSU faculty at this facility, and attend morning reports run by the Director of Internal Medicine at Touro, Dr. John Amoss, who also serves as the team physician for the New Orleans Saints.

4) Clinics

1450 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA

The general primary-care medicine clinic is located at 1450 Poydras St in the Central Business District, adjacent to the Louisiana Superdome. Parking is offered to medicine residents, and there is also a shuttle running from the LSU Interim Hospital to the Clinics. Patient load in our clinics generally range from 3 to 6 patients seen per half-day. Attendance to clinic is one half-day per week during residency and an ambulatory month each year. Subspecialty clinics are divided between Poydras St Clinics and the South Roman Street Clinics and include Gastroenterology, Endocrine, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Pulmonary, Neurology, Dermatology, and HIV oupatient.