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Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Medical Center Receives Redesignation Of The Gift For Exceptional Maternity Services

March 2, 2022

Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center was redesignated with the Gift by the Louisiana Department of Health. The Gift is an evidence-based program for Louisiana birthing facilities designed to increase breastfeeding rates and hospital success by improving the quality of their maternity services and enhancing patient-centered care.

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – St. Mary Medical Center Opens New Women’s Services Floor

November 8, 2021

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – St. Mary Medical Center recently completed a $7.5 million renovation to open another women’s services floor, which includes 20,000 square feet and nearly doubles the postpartum and perinatal capacity with an additional 25 beds.

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Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Joins Ochsner Health to Advance Women’s Health Across the State

March 19, 2021

Louisiana Women’s Healthcare (LWH) has signed a definitive agreement to become part of Ochsner Health (Ochsner), paving the way for enhanced digital offerings and greater convenience for the 70,000 women LWH cares for each year in the Greater Baton Rouge region.

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Ochsner Digital Medicine Programs Care for Vulnerable Populations During COVID-19 Response

April 21, 2020

According to the CDC, individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension are at a much greater risk of experiencing negative health outcomes from COVID-19. During the COVID-19 outbreak, Ochsner Health’s Digital Medicine Programs are helping patients manage chronic conditions from the safety of home.

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Ochsner Health Systems’ Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Designed to Meet Community Need

January 3, 2020

Louisiana has the second highest rate of babies born premature (before 37 weeks gestation) in the country. Ochsner Health System’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship is designed to train OBGYNS to become experts in high-risk pregnancies.

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Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Officially a Milk Depot

September 19, 2019

Ochsner St. Anne Hospital is proud to announce that it’s the FIRST in the region to open a Milk Depot for the Mothers’ Milk Bank of Louisiana at Ochsner Baptist.

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Ochsner Health Center – Lake Terrace Now Open

July 30, 2019

OHC – Lake Terrace was designed to meet the various healthcare needs of residents in Lake Terrace and Gentilly and the surrounding neighborhoods of Lakeview, Lake Vista and the UNO-Lakefront.

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Ochsner Baptist Opens Louisiana’s First Human Milk Bank

March 21, 2018

Ochsner Baptist – A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center – is pleased to celebrate the accreditation and opening of the Mothers’ Milk Bank of Louisiana at Ochsner Baptist.

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