§ 17-16. Hospital district no. 1.

(a)

Creation . There is hereby created a hospital service district within the parish comprising and embracing all of that territory within the following described boundaries:

All that portion of the Parish of Jefferson lying on the west side of the Mississippi River bounded on the west by the Parish of St. Charles, on the north by the south bank of the Mississippi River, on the east by the Parish of Orleans and on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, including the areas within the incorporated municipalities of Gretna, Westwego, Jean Lafitte and Grand Isle (the "West Bank").

(b)

Official designation . The hospital service district created in subsection (a) shall be known and designated as "Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana."

(c)

Hospital lease . The Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 created in subsection (a) has entered into a certain Cooperative Endeavor Agreement dated February 26, 2015, with Louisiana Children's Medical Center, West Jefferson Holdings, LLC ("West Jefferson Holdings"), and Children's Hospital and a certain lease, dated September 24, 2015, effective October 1, 2015, by and between the Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 and West Jefferson Holdings, pursuant to which, West Jefferson Holdings has agreed to operate the hospital on behalf of the district for the benefit of the residents of Jefferson Parish and the West Bank, generally.

(Code 1961, §§ 9-4, 9-5; Ord. No. 23584, § 6, 7-8-09; Ord. No. 24374, § 1, 11-7-12; Ord. No. 25018 , § 1, 9-23-15)