About Us – Foundation for Wellness
Formerly known as Woman’s Foundation, we’ve been Acadiana’s trusted provider of health education for more than 40 years.
We’re your family’s source for research-based facts and strategies, here to help you guide your children in confidence.
We’re your go-to instructor for continuing medical education, here to help you improve patient care with modern insights.
We’re your knowledgeable community partner, here to help your school or organization enhance its outreach efforts.
And today, we’re officially Foundation for Wellness — here to serve you.
Our History
During the period between 1979-1980 a group of local physicians determined there was a need for a women’s hospital to serve the needs of women in the Lafayette community. Woman’s Hospital of Acadiana Foundation was formed and became the recipient of the land donation. Woman’s Foundation Inc. was created to manage the land and oversee the construction of a hospital. The Foundation contracted with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to build the hospital and subsequently operate the facility. Today, that facility is known as Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Woman’s Foundation was formed as a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of women. Once the hospital was completed in 1983, WFI entered into a 99 year agreement with HCA to lease the property. The lease payments from the hospital provide the operating funds for the Foundation. Today, we are now Foundation for Wellness. New name. Same impact. Same expertise. Same legacy.