News Releases
Ochsner Ranked #1 Hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report for the 10th Consecutive Year
July 27, 2021For the 2021-22 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, 175 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.
Read MoreOchsner Health Announces Nursing Scholarships for All Schools
July 27, 2021As more seasoned nurses depart the workforce, Ochsner Nurse Scholars offers a tangible solution to growing the nursing workforce in Louisiana. Aspiring nurses selected for Ochsner Nurse Scholars will receive tuition to earn their nursing degree in exchange for employment with Ochsner Health following graduation. Over the next five years, the program will serve more than a thousand full-time nursing students in Louisiana.
Read MoreLouisiana Department of Health Taps Ochsner Health to Join the State’s Effort to Sequence COVID-19 Variants
June 30, 2021Sequencing surveillance delivers critically important data both for local and state leadership to identify and understand which variants are circulating, where the variants are geographically and whether post-vaccine infections are the result of exposure to a variant strain of SARS-CoV-2. Individuals who have been vaccinated and test positive for COVID-19 may be contacted by the research team to gauge interest in participating in variant testing.
Read MoreRush Health Systems to Join Ochsner Health
June 17, 2021This agreement builds upon the existing strategic partnership agreement between the two health systems announced in 2019.
Read MoreOchsner Hospital for Children Named #1 in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report
June 15, 2021With a footprint spanning the state of Louisiana and into Mississippi, Ochsner Hospital for Children brings high quality pediatric care close to home, reducing barriers to healthcare – a key component of Ochsner’s 10-year vision to transform Louisiana into a healthier state by 2030.
Read MoreOchsner Health And NRC Louisiana (LA) Partner to Improve Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
June 11, 2021The first location, Ochsner Kidney Care – Jefferson Highway, is now open to Ochsner patients at 320 Maine Street in Jefferson. This is the first joint venture of its kind in the region.
Read MoreOchsner Hospital for Children To Enroll Children in Pfizer Phase 2/3 Investigational Vaccine Study Against COVID-19
June 8, 2021Originally introduced in late July 2020 for adult volunteers ages 18-85 and November 2020 for adolescents ages 12-17, the Pfizer Phase 2/3 trial – with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency approval – is now seeking children volunteers ages 5-11, with the goal of enrolling children as young as six months old in the near future.
Read MoreOchsner Health and St. Tammany Health System Celebrate Cancer Center Grand Opening
June 7, 2021At 75,000 square feet, it is double in size of the previous cancer center, increasing capacity to offer more high-quality cancer services and advanced clinical research than have ever been available on the Northshore.
Read MoreOchsner Baton Rouge Helps with COVID Vaccination Event for Hospitality Industry
May 20, 2021The event is free and open to all hospitality workers, including furloughed employees, along with vendors and other business partners that support the industry.
Read MoreAssociates in Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Joins Ochsner Health
May 13, 2021Located at 8040 Goodwood Blvd., in Baton Rouge, Associates in Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has been committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults for decades.
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