Big Charity Hospital (1988)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1988-02-05
Duration: 00:04:44
Subjects: Health Care | STATE BUDGET | Hospitals | Louisiana Charity Hospital System
Contributors:
- Zewe, Charles Host
- White, Jeff Reporter
- Roemer, Buddy Speaker
- Sweeny, H.K. "Woody" Speaker
- Conerly, Louis A. Interviewee
- Roberts, Elliot C. Interviewee
- Pickney, Myrtle Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 5, 1988, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff White’s report on the financial problems facing Big Charity Hospital in New Orleans. His report includes: an interview with Governor-Elect Buddy Roemer during his visit to the hospital; highlights of H.K. “Woody” Sweeny’s testimony before the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; and interviews with Louis A. Conerly, the finance director at Charity Hospital, Elliot C. Roberts, the hospital administrator, and Myrtle Pickney, patient. Host: Charles Zewe