Ochsner Health receives 2024-25 WebMD Choice Award

Ochsner Health receives Elite Choice designation for the second year in a row

NEW ORLEANS – For the third consecutive year, Ochsner Health has been named among the “Best Hospitals According to Patients & Health Care Providers” by WebMD, an online health news and information publication.

The WebMD Choice Awards recognize hospitals and health systems within the top 30% of patient and physician preferences in a local region. The 2024 WebMD Choice Awards program honors “best in class” health systems based on feedback directly from patients and physicians within the last year. Ochsner Health is the only hospital system in Louisiana to earn this award in 2024.

"We are proud to be recognized with the Elite Choice designation for the second year in a row," expressed Robert Hart, MD, chief physician executive at Ochsner Health. "This honor is a testament to the consistent trust and satisfaction of our patients and physicians, reflecting our unwavering commitment to placing patient care at the forefront of everything we do."

Hospital systems receive one of three distinct awards based on their WebMD Choice Awards ranking: Patient Choice, Provider Choice and Elite Choice. Elite Choice is awarded to top health systems preferred by patients and physicians two-to-one compared to other local health systems for a specific specialty in their local region. Feedback from patients and physicians was gathered via live polling of a random, national audience based on preference and perception across four specialties: Oncology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, and Gastroenterology

Ochsner Health is one of 24 healthcare systems nationally to be recognized for the Elite Choice Award. Ochsner met these criteria for all categories:

• Cardiology
• Gastroenterology
• Oncology
• Orthopedics

The WebMD Choice Awards launched in 2021 and aim to provide a voice for patients, physicians, advanced practice providers and other clinicians within local regions. For more information on the WebMD Choice Awards, visit WebMD Choice Awards Overview & Methodology.