# Charity Hospital

New Orleans, LA · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-75d559445e` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/la/new-orleans-charity-hospital/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-75d559445e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-75d559445e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-75d559445e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | housing, office, retail | none |
| What is there now | a mix of homes, retail space and other facilities | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1939 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2005 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2027 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | 1532 Tulane Partners | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- 1532 Tulane Partners — developer (2027–)

## Timeline

- 1939: Opened
- 2005: Hospital closed due to Hurricane Katrina
- 2005: Closed
- 2019: Work was expected to begin
- 2025: Tulane University reaffirms commitment to the plan
- 2027: Expected completion date
- 2027: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Charity Hospital was one of two teaching hospitals which were part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO), the other being University Hospital. Three weeks after the events of Hurricane Katrina, then-Governor Kathleen Blanco said that Charity Hospital would not reopen as a functioning hospital. The Louisiana State University System, which owns the building, stated that it had no plans to reopen the hospital in its original location. It chose to incorporate Charity Hospital into the city's new medical center in the lower Mid-City neighborhood.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)

## Sources

- Charity Hospital (New Orleans) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital_(New_Orleans)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA." Record n-75d559445e, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/la/new-orleans-charity-hospital/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_neworleanscharityhospital,
  title = {Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/la/new-orleans-charity-hospital/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-75d559445e, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.