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 – Ochsner Health is grateful to be the beneficiary of a generous donation of meals from the Manning family. They recently donated more than 4,000 meals to Ochsner employees from three different Louisiana-owned restaurant companies—Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Drago’s Seafood Restaurant and WOW Café & Wingery.
The first wave of meals was fed to Ochsner employees at 10 different locations across the New Orleans area, the Northshore, Bayou region and Baton Rouge. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers and owner, Todd Graves, matched the Manning family’s original meal donation which doubled the total to more than 3,000 employees enjoying lunch or dinner from the fast-casual restaurant on Thursday, April 16.
“Our family was proud to support and partner with local businesses to provide meals for the care team members who are sacrificing so much and working tirelessly during these unprecedented times,” the Manning family said in a statement. “We have extreme gratitude for the service and sacrifice of all care team members working to manage the COVID-19 crisis.”
Ochsner employees will be served an additional 2,700 meals funded by the Manning family from Drago’s Seafood Restaurant (Saturday, April 18) and WOW Café & Wingery (Sunday, April 19).
“On behalf of Ochsner Health, I would like to sincerely thank the Manning family for its support and generosity. All of our employees, from environmental services and security, to physicians and nurses, are on the frontlines caring for patients with great compassion,” said Michelle Dodenhoff, senior vice president and chief development officer, Ochsner Health. “Having a hot meal waiting for them during a break is a welcomed sight. We are very grateful that so many local businesses and organizations have donated meals during this time.”
For the latest updates on how Ochsner is responding to COVID-19, please visit www.ochsner.org/coronavirus.
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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. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.