ANF Investigates: Allegiance Health plans to sell 2 struggling Acadiana hospitals

Published: Oct. 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM CDT|Updated: 58 minutes ago
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Allegiance Health Management plans to sell four financially struggling rural hospitals in Louisiana, including two in Acadiana, at the directive of the Louisiana Department of Health. The two Acadiana hospitals involved are Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte and Acadian Medical Center in Eunice. Both facilities have dealt with a number of problems, including unpaid payroll taxes, broken equipment, overdue bills, the loss of doctors and staff, and a shortage of critical supplies.

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