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Ochsner Opens Nursing Center at Delgado Community College

April 5, 2023

Together, Delgado and Ochsner will leverage the new nursing and allied health center to meet critical workforce demands, provide more opportunities for local graduates in high-wage careers, and proactively pursue the career development of minority and disadvantaged students.

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Ochsner Health Named 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner

March 29, 2023

The 2023 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. In 2022, Ochsner’s engagement reached an all-time high and was in the 86th percentile across healthcare organizations in the country.

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Ochsner Cancer Institute Facilities Earn Reaccreditations

March 28, 2023

Ochsner cancer care earns two distinctions that reflect the comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to treatment provided across its health system.

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Ochsner Eat Fit Celebrates 10 Years

March 22, 2023

Nearly 600 partners feature the Eat Fit seal on their menus. Last year alone, more than 1.4 million Eat Fit meals were served in restaurants across the state and nine schools now feature Eat Fit approved items in their school cafeterias. Peer-reviewed research has validated the success of the Eat Fit program, as well as the Alcohol Free For 40 Challenge.

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Ochsner Health Spotlights Healthcare Innovation and Local Entrepreneurs During New Orleans Entrepreneur Week

March 22, 2023

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) is a week-long event produced by The Idea Village to celebrate and uplift the entrepreneurial community of greater New Orleans, bringing content and education on healthcare innovation to the stage.

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The University of Queensland-Ochsner Health Medical Program Celebrates High Residency Match; See Ochsner’s Full Match Day Results for 2023

March 17, 2023

This year, 78 medical graduates from UQ-Ochsner’s Class of 2022 entered the match and received a 96% match rate through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) – one that exceeded the national match rate for U.S. medical schools.

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Ochsner Health Advances Precision Medicine, Becomes National Leader in Universal Genomic Testing for Chemotherapy

March 16, 2023

This change helps providers determine individualized treatment by understanding how patients will react to certain drugs, thereby lowering risk of adverse side effects, improving patient experience, and bettering patient outcomes.

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Ochsner Lafayette General Sports Medicine Announces Safe Sports School Award Recipients

March 15, 2023

Ochsner Lafayette General Sports Medicine is proud to recognize four Acadiana schools for their achievement as National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Safe Sports School Award recipients.

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Ochsner Health Announces New Aortic Center; Subscribes to Cutting-Edge Imaging with Cydar Technology

March 14, 2023

To save lives and improve outcomes for patients with aortic disease of all kinds, Ochsner Health is excited to announce the establishment of The Ochsner Aortic Center. Outfitted with cutting-edge imaging technology that allows medical staff to make faster, easier, and safer decisions, this dedicated, comprehensive aortic center is now the only of its kind in the Gulf South.

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Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center Achieves National Safe Sleep Certification

March 1, 2023

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Gold Safe Sleep Hospital.”

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