Mercy Regional Medical Center is a 109-bed acute care hospital with campuses in Eunice and Ville Platte, LA. Formed on April 1, 2010 with the merging of Ville Platte Medical Center and Acadian Medical Center, Mercy Regional serves approximately 97,000+ patients annually with a medical staff of 200+ physicians. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the two facilities provide a comprehensive array of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services including surgery, imaging, cardiology, obstetrics, physical therapy and rehab services. Mercy Regional is one of the area's largest employers with over 500 employees and a payroll of more than $25 million. During 2008, the facilities invested over $1.5 million in capital improvements and paid over $1.5 million in local and state taxes. A part of LifePoint Hospitals®, Mercy Regional was named for Scott Mercy, the company's founding CEO, in tribute to his high standards and passionate pursuit of excellence. The two facilities have a common mission: "Making Communities Healthier." As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Mercy Regional Medical Center does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the ground of race, color, or national origin, or on the basis of disability or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by Mercy Regional Medical Center directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Mercy Regional Medical Center arranges to carry out its programs and activities.