West Jefferson Medical Center CEO Nancy Cassagne told thehospital's lenders that the Jefferson Parish Council appears ready to selectLouisiana Children's Medical Center to lease both of the parish's publichospitals. Negotiations toward a final agreement are expected to conclude inthe later half of this year, Cassagne said Tuesday in a conference call withthe public bondholders.
Cassagne stressed that she was merely expressing her opinionin saying "it appears that there are four votes that tend to favor the WestBank version.