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Ochsner Health Reveals New Findings: Digital Health Pilot Dramatically Improves Outcomes for Medicaid Patients Battling Chronic Diseases, Among First to Do So

October 17, 2022

The statistically and clinically significant results of the pilot program– one of the first in the country – showed that enrollment in Ochsner Digital Medicine brought nearly half of all out-of-control Hypertension patients under control at only 90 days.

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49 Ochsner Health Nurses Nominated for Nightingale Awards

October 13, 2022

These prestigious awards honor nurses for their leadership, outstanding work and commitment to the nursing practice.

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Pfizer Omicron Boosters Available at Ochsner Lafayette General

October 11, 2022

Ochsner Lafayette General reminds Acadiana that COVID-19 vaccines and the Omicron booster are available at their vaccine clinic at 816 Harding Street in Lafayette.

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Ochsner Rehabilitation Hospital Named Best Physical Rehabilitation Center in Louisiana by Newsweek

October 10, 2022

Newsweek worked with global market research and data firm Statista Inc., to conduct its annual online survey with more than 4,400 physical rehabilitation experts. A total of 11 rehabilitation facilities throughout the state were named to the Louisiana list, with Ochsner Rehabilitation Hospital taking the top spot.

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20 Ochsner Health Nurses Honored Among Louisiana’s Best

October 5, 2022

Since its founding 36 years ago, The Great 100 Nurses Foundation has honored thousands of nurses across Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Nurses were selected for the 2022 list based on their concern for humanity, contributions to the profession of nursing, and their mentoring of others.

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The Path to a Practical Nursing Career Can Now Start in High School

October 4, 2022

New Orleans Career Center, Delgado Charity School of Nursing, Ochsner Health Join Forces to Pilot New LPN Apprenticeship Program.It is the only program of its kind in New Orleans.

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Ochsner Health Quality & Safety Experts Offer Playbook for Managing Widely Reported Hospital Metrics

October 3, 2022

Dr. Armin Schubert and Dr. Sandra Kemmerly team up with Ochsner Health professionals to offer Quality & Safety playbook for managing widely reported hospital metrics.

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Ochsner Transplant Institute Performs Louisiana’s First International Paired Kidney Donation

October 3, 2022

The donor, a woman from Denmark, gave the gift of life to a Louisiana woman. Their stories cross an ocean, span two countries, and give hope to those awaiting an organ transplant.

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Loyola College of Nursing and Health Opens Loyola Ochsner Nursing Simulation Lab

September 27, 2022

The new $1.9 million Loyola Ochsner Nursing Simulation Lab – the “Sim Lab” – on Loyola’s campus is a high-tech outfitted center that allows students immersive and hands-on learning opportunities in simulated inpatient and outpatient settings, as they prepare for careers in hospitals, labor and delivery rooms, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings.

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Ochsner Health Receives Transformational Gift to Build State-of-the-Art Neuroscience Center

September 27, 2022

The new Debra H. and Robert J. Patrick Neuroscience Center will be the only freestanding major neuroscience facility of its kind between Houston and Atlanta. The center will establish the first and only multi-specialty early onset dementia clinic, expand patient education and caregiver support, and include a state-of-the art neurological rehabilitation center with an integrative therapies program for brain health.

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