Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.
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Release Date: March 9, 2026
BATON ROUGE, La. – Ochsner Health Center – Denham Springs at 30819 La. 16 is temporarily closed after a vehicle accident on Thursday, March 5 damaged the building. There were no injuries.
The facility sustained significant damage, and there is currently no estimate on how long it will take for the clinic to reopen. Ochsner continues to assess the situation and will update as soon as possible.
Ochsner is contacting clinic patients to reschedule their appointments or direct them to nearby Ochsner locations, including Ochsner Health Center – Denham Springs South, so there are no disruptions in care.
Patients can also reach out to the Ochsner Baton Rouge appointment line at 225-761-5200. To schedule an appointment at any Ochsner location, call 866-624-7637 or visit www.ochsner.org/info. Online appointments are available through the MyOchsner patient portal.
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About Ochsner Baton Rouge
With 650 physicians and advanced practice providers across the area, Ochsner Baton Rouge includes Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, a full-service, award-winning 150-bed hospital, and Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove, which offers a short-stay and outpatient surgery center, primary care and specialty services like cardiology, neurology, women’s services and the Shaquille O’Neal Pediatric Super Clinic. Ochsner delivers care closer to home with more than 40 health clinics, urgent care and health-and-wellness centers in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, including Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center – Baton Rouge and Ochsner Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Elite Training Complex – Burbank. Ochsner Baton Rouge has been recognized for excellence and quality of care by Becker’s Hospital Review, Healthgrades, Truven Health Analytics and Leapfrog. Ochsner Baton Rouge is a part of Ochsner Health. To learn more about Ochsner Baton Rouge, please visit our website and follow us on Facebook.
About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi and across the Gulf South, delivering expert care at its 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. Ochsner is nationally recognized for inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities through expertise, quality and digital connectivity. In 2025, more than 40,000 dedicated team members and 5,000 employed and affiliated physicians at Ochsner cared for more than 1.6 million people from every state in the nation and 65 countries. To learn more about how Ochsner empowers people to get well and stay well, visit www.ochsner.org.
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