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Ochsner Bayou Region Announces Clinic & Inpatient Hospital Services Re-Opening following Hurricane Ida
September 10, 2021Ochsner Health announces the return of ambulatory and acute care services to Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes through the reopening of health centers/clinics and hospital services following Hurricane Ida.
Read MoreHurricane Ida Information, Sept. 9, 2 p.m.
September 9, 2021We are receiving a high volume of media requests and are working to respond as quickly as possible with accurate, current information. To submit a query, email pr@ochsner.org.
Read MoreOchsner Health Announces Clinic & Urgent Care Re-Openings Following Hurricane Ida
September 2, 2021Ochsner Health announces the reopening of the following health centers, clinics, and urgent care locations following Hurricane Ida.
Read MoreLouisiana's Largest Accountable Care Organization Announces Unprecedented Savings For Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020
August 26, 2021This is OACN’s fourth consecutive year of savings, marking a 163 percent increase in savings since 2017.
Read MoreTexas 4000 College Cyclists Return to Ochsner to Visit Cancer Patients
August 24, 2021While in New Orleans, Texas 4000 riders met with key adult and pediatric oncology physician leaders, gaining insight into the lifechanging work happening every day at the Benson Cancer Center. The riders also celebrated a patient’s milestone moment, lining the hallways with Ochsner staff for a social distanced clap out as Ochsner cancer patient and avid triathlete and cyclist Daniel Allemond was discharged following a successful bone marrow transplant after a six-year battle against leukemia.
Read MoreOchsner Health Recognizes Two Scientists with 36th Annual Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease
August 24, 2021Dr. Shields and Dr. Cummings join the ranks of more than 55 scientists, researchers and industry leaders recognized by Ochsner Health over the last three and a half decades. Bestowed annually, this prestigious honor celebrates individuals who have made major contributions regarding the relationship between smoking and disease along with the development of innovative treatment modalities.
Read MoreOchsner Health Announces Employee Vaccination Mandate to Enhance Patient and Community Safety
August 24, 2021This formal announcement comes as the Gulf South continues to face high COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths.
Read MoreXavier Graduate Awarded Ochsner Health Medical School Scholarship
August 18, 2021The annual Ochsner Health Medical School Scholarship for LSU Health Shreveport – School of Medicine is just one way Ochsner is investing in the education of the next generation of healthcare professionals in the region – a key component of Ochsner’s 10-year vision to transform Louisiana into a healthier state by 2030.
St. Bernard Parish Hospital Honored with LAMMICO's 6th Annual Patient Safety Award and Grant
August 18, 2021The 2020-2021 Patient Safety Award and Grant focuses on preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Urinary tract infections are one of the five most common types of healthcare-associated infections.
Read MoreLSU Health Shreveport and Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Begin New General Dentistry Residency in Shreveport & Bossier City
August 18, 2021The LSU Health Shreveport General Practice Residency (GPR) program is a one-year residency program for dentists to increase their knowledge and skills after completing dental school. The residency program will be based in the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center and David Raines Community Health Center and other community clinics. Emily Neely DDS, Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, at LSU Health Shreveport is serving as the residency program director.
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