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Ochsner Health Ranked Best in the New Orleans Area in the 2022 City Business Reader Rankings

July 7, 2022

Readers participated in a survey by voting for the best companies and services in the New Orleans area across numerous categories based on their personal experiences.

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S&P Global Assigns Ochsner Health an ‘A’ Credit Rating, with a Stable Outlook

July 1, 2022

S&P Global Ratings issued a report on Wednesday, June 29 that reflected confidence in Ochsner’s finances, growth and leadership.

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Ochsner Health Joins End Drug Shortages Alliance

June 29, 2022

The End Drug Shortages Alliance provides a forum for key stakeholders to take strategic aim at one of health care’s more pressing and enduring issues, drug shortages that disrupt patient care.

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The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate Names St. Bernard Parish Hospital a Winner of the Greater New Orleans Top Workplaces 2022 Award

June 27, 2022

St. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by New Orleans Top Workplaces.

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Ochsner Oncologist Named the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s MSLA Market 2022 Woman of the Year

June 23, 2022

Suma Satti, MD, thoracic medical oncologist with the Ochsner Cancer Institute, has been named the winner of this year’s “Woman of the Year” of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Mississippi-Louisiana Region. Man & Woman of the Year is a philanthropic competition to fight blood cancer among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States.

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Texas 4000 College Cyclists Visit the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner Medical Center

June 22, 2022

Texas 4000 for Cancer, made up of students from the University of Texas at Austin, cycle 4,000 miles annually to raise awareness and funds to fight cancer. Their recent visit to the Benson Cancer Center marked their seventh year visiting Ochsner since 2016, including their virtual ride in 2020.

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Nordic walking improves functional capacity in people with heart disease

June 15, 2022

Growing evidence suggests that non-conventional exercise interventions, such as high-intensity interval training and Nordic walking are more effective than traditional exercise approaches in improving functional capacity measured by a six-minute walk test – an important predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. Nordic walking is an enhanced form of walking exercise that uses specifically designed poles to further engage both the upper and lower body muscles.

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Ochsner Hospital for Children Named #1 in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report for the Second Year in a Row

June 14, 2022

Ochsner Hospital for Children has been named #1 in Louisiana in the new Best Children’s Hospitals for 2022 – 23 rankings published online today for the second consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report – the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice. Ochsner Hospital for Children was also recognized as a national leader in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, pediatric gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, and pediatric orthopedics in the new rankings.

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Grail and Ochsner Health Launch New Initiatives to Improve Cancer Detection Rates in Louisiana

June 3, 2022

Ochsner, through a collaboration between its Ochsner Cancer Institute and Precision Medicine program, will offer the Galleri test by prescription to eligible patients in Louisiana to advance the delivery of cancer care.

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Ochsner Baton Rouge First in La. to Offer New Tendinopathy Procedure

June 1, 2022

TenJet is a minimally invasive procedure for treating tendinopathy, or chronic tendon pain and swelling.

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