Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
NEW ORLEANS – Twenty-two registered nurses with Ochsner Health System and its affiliated hospitals were recognized as 2018 Great 100 Nurses.
The Great 100 Nurses Foundation was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana 32 years ago, and since then has honored thousands of nurses across Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma. Since 1986, the Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana Foundation has recognized outstanding nursing accomplishments and successes. The annual honorees are selected by their peers and patients, based on their achievements in four areas: Clinical/Community, Administration, Research and Education.
Ochsner's nursing staff has a history of acknowledgments by the Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana Foundation for their commitment to patient care. Approximately 550 Ochsner nurses have been recognized since the program launched.
Congratulations to the following outstanding nurses:
Ochsner Baptist – A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Health System
Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus
Ochsner St. Anne Hospital
Slidell Memorial Hospital (Affiliated with Ochsner Health System)
St. Bernard Parish Hospital (Managed by Ochsner Health System)
St. Tammany Parish Hospital (Affiliated with Ochsner Health System)
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Ochsner Health is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system. Driven by a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate, coordinated clinical and hospital patient care is provided across the region by Ochsner's 30 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 80 health centers and urgent care centers. Ochsner is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” across three specialty categories caring for patients from all 50 states and more than 60 countries worldwide each year. Ochsner employs more than 19,000 employees and over 1,200 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts more than 700 clinical research studies. Ochsner Health is proud to be a tobacco-free environment. For more information, please visit ochsner.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.