Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns AVALA?
67252 Industry Lane · Covington, LA · 70433
Overview
AVALA is a short-term acute hospital in Covington, Louisiana, operated by Fairway Medical Center LLC. St. Tammany Parish has 11 hospitals, 9 nursing homes and 21 urgent care centers.
Ownership
AVALA is operated by Fairway Medical Center LLC, part of LCMC Health System.
- Operator
- Fairway Medical Center LLC
- Owner group
- LCMC Health System
- Ownership type
- For-profit (physician-owned)
- Sources
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for AVALA, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of LCMC Health System
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2024.
| Net patient revenue | $67.4M |
| Operating expenses | $60.2M |
| Net income | $6.7M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 9.9% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $79K |
| Medicaid net revenue | $5K |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2024)
- Commercial and other 77.2%
- Medicare 22.8%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without CC/MCC · 455 | 58 | $29K |
| Cervical spinal fusion without CC/MCC · 473 | 43 | $15K |
| Multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical without CC/ · 428 | 15 | $34K |
| Single level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical · 402 | 15 | $24K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5115 | 201 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5114 | 134 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures · 5431 | 75 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5113 | 65 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures · 5491 | 59 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 67252 Industry Lane · Covington, LA · 70433
- County
- St. Tammany Parish
- State
- Louisiana
2 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| P A M Specialty Hospital Of Covington | Covington | 3.1 mi |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington | 4.6 mi |
| Greenbrier Behavioral Health | Covington | 4.7 mi |
| Northlake Behavioral Health System | Mandeville | 5.4 mi |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Northshore, LLC | Lacombe | 10.5 mi |
| North Shore Rehabilitation Hospital | Lacombe | 10.5 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital Enrollments and All Owners (PECOS): hospital ownership graph · AHRQ Compendium of U.S. Health Systems (hospital linkage)
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2024
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 190267
- NPI
- 1851487086
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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