University Medical Center replaces Charity Hospital

Skyllarr Trusty

August 28, 2015

Aug. 26 marked the dedication of the University Medical Center 10 years following the destruction of Charity Hospital due to Hurricane Katrina.

The UMC, centered within the New Orleans BioDistrict, opened its doors to patients on Aug.1 and cost a reported $1.1 billion.

The center is set to provide an opportunity for excellent “patient-centered” healthcare, academic medical training and a variety of innovative research.

UMC joins Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Touro, New Orleans East Hospital in the non-profit and Louisiana focused health care system.

About the Contributor

Skyllarr Trusty, Assistant Editor

Skyllarr Trusty is an English writing and biological sciences senior. She maintains several editorial positions as managing editor of ReVisions and assistant editor of Life and Times and The Works section of The Maroon. Other publications she has worked with include The New Orleans Review, The Ochsner Journal and Object Lessons. Her writing has appeared in The Maroon, The 1718 reading series, The Wolf, The New Orleans Review, Second & Church and The Houma times. She balances her time between writing, editing and acting as historian for Beta Beta Beta, The National Biological Honor Society. She enjoys journalism, photography, flash fiction and critical theory.