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October 9, 2012Chabert reductions and cuts and amount represented ordered by LSU Board of Supervisors
• Reduce dental clinic by 30 percent and eliminate LSU dental student training: $228,740
• Reduce emergency room services from 24 to 12 staffed beds: $1.1 million
• Reduce inpatient services from 48 to 24 staffed beds: $1.4 million
• Reduce physicians by 50 percent: $3 million
• Close dermatology clinic: $133,000
• Close eye clinic: $503,152
• Close neurology clinic: $195,000
• Close outpatient lab: $123,750
• Close physical rehabilitation therapy: $292,048
• Close three of six operating rooms and related services: $2.7 million
• Close inpatient and outpatient orthopedic service: $1.5 million
• Close outpatient pharmacy: $376,500
• Close physical rehabilitation services: $195,952
• Close research department: $100,000
• Close women’s health services: $506,410.
• Transfer LSU and Ochsner residency programs to other facilities and eliminate Chabert specific residency program: $1.7 million
Source: LSU Health Care System
