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Living Kidney Donor on 1,441-Mile Bike Ride Spends the Day in New Orleans

April 6, 2023

Mark Scotch, a living kidney donor, showcases how active and healthy a living organ donor can be and raises awareness during National Donate Life Month.

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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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Ochsner Baton Rouge Welcomes New Providers

January 13, 2022

Ochsner Baton Rouge continues to increase the size and scope of its medical staff, welcoming six new providers across various specialties.

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1000th Heart Transplant Completed at Ochsner Health System

September 5, 2019

With the completion of the 1,000th heart transplant, Ochsner joins the ranks of 13 other prestigious health care systems across the United States to have reached this milestone – Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania, to name a few.

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Ochsner Health Addresses Five Common Organ Donation Myths

April 3, 2019

According to Donate Life America and the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, more than 114,000 men, women and children are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants and in Louisiana, more than 2,000 people are on the waiting list.

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Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute Celebrates 7000th Transplant

December 14, 2018

Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute reached an exciting milestone by performing its 7,000th transplant.

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