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Speakers from Terrebonne General thank council as committee backs Hospital Service District
Summary
The Community Development & Planning Committee passed a resolution supporting Hospital Service District No. 1 and heard public comment from Phyllis Peoples of Terrebonne General Health System, who outlined staff presence and thanked elected leaders for their support.
The Community Development & Planning Committee unanimously approved a resolution to support the integrity of local health services through Hospital Service District No. 1 on May 11.
During the meeting, Phyllis Peoples of Terrebonne General Health System addressed the committee. She identified herself and thanked council members and the parish president for their support, noted the presence of multiple board members and physicians in the meeting chamber, and described the health system’s scope: "We have 2,000 employees, 400 physicians," she said. Peoples listed board members and administrative leaders in attendance and said the system operates a 321-bed facility as well as affiliated physician and outpatient centers across the region.
Council members recorded the resolution as passing unanimously and expressed support for local healthcare infrastructure. The committee did not discuss funding details in the meeting record.
What to watch: the resolution affirms council support; if the hospital or the hospital service district seeks specific funding or policy changes, those would appear on future agendas. The figures cited by the speaker (staff and physician counts) are attributable to the speaker and were not independently verified in the committee record.
