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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.
Read MoreS&P Global Ratings issued a report on Wednesday, June 29 that reflected confidence in Ochsner’s finances, growth and leadership.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreSt. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by New Orleans Top Workplaces.
Read MoreSuma 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.
Read MoreTexas 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.
Read MoreGrowing 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.
Read MoreOchsner 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.
Read MoreOchsner, 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.
Read MoreTenJet is a minimally invasive procedure for treating tendinopathy, or chronic tendon pain and swelling.
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