News Releases
Individualized Lifestyle Counseling Key to Heart Health, Especially for Black Americans
August 3, 2022A new article published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA Cardiology points to the need for individualized behavioral counseling to help patients change unhealthy lifestyles to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially for those within underserved or socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
Read MoreJeffrey Fernandez Named New Ochsner Health Plan CEO
August 3, 2022A Louisiana native, Fernandez has demonstrated over 20 years of successful managed care leadership experience – much of that in the Medicare Advantage industry.
Read MoreSt. Bernard Parish Hospital Names New Chief Executive Officer
August 1, 2022St. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) has named Alanna “Lani” Fast as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective July 31, 2022.
Read MoreRecent XULA grad’s dream to reduce health inequities supported through Ochsner Health Medical School Scholarship
August 1, 2022The scholarship award covers the cost of tuition for Aaron Jackson to attend LSU Health Shreveport – School of Medicine over the 4-year enrollment.
Read MoreRush Health Systems Officially Becomes Ochsner Rush Health
August 1, 2022Today’s announcement is a conclusion of the process that began with a letter of intent to merge in June 2021. Work has already begun to expand access to patients in east Mississippi and West Alabama, including more opportunities for patients to receive high-quality, innovative care close to home.
Read MoreOchsner Health Receives $700K Dementia Care Grant from the National Institute on Aging and National Institutes of Health
July 27, 2022Ochsner is part of a network of institutions receiving a total of $7 million from NIA/NIH to study the Care Ecosystem dementia care model program originally developed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Read MoreOchsner Ranked #1 in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report for 11th Consecutive Year
July 26, 2022As part of the annual review, Ochsner and its partners also received more than 50 additional accolades by U.S. News, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice.
Read MoreOchsner Health is Founding Partner in Pilot Program to Bring Ukrainian Nurses to USA
July 22, 2022For the pilot phase, Ochsner will be offering employment to eight Ukrainian nurses, and will assist their families in getting settled in their new communities.
Read MoreOchsner Study Shows that Social Circumstances Have Outsized Impact on Hypertension Control
July 19, 2022This large clinical trial, conducted at Ochsner Health, indicates the need for health systems and society to improve practices and better identify, measure, and address significant health barriers.
Read MoreOchsner, East Baton Rouge EMS Reach Patient Data-Sharing Agreement
July 18, 2022The agreement, the first of its kind in Baton Rouge, enables EMS and Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge to share patient information electronically when EMS delivers patients to the emergency department.
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