How Does “Falling Back” Impact Your Health?

We all have an internal clock, better known as the circadian rhythm. That rhythm is the 24-hour internal clock that helps regulate our sleeping and feeding patterns. Twice a year, we have to adjust our internal clocks due to the time changes known as Daylight Saving Time.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Monroe Medical Center Hosts Well-Women’s Walk-In Day

Loyola New Orleans and Ochsner Health Unveil New Partnership To Advance Nursing Education & Address Ongoing Nursing Shortage

The four-year, full-time undergraduate program, which leads to a pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, features in-person classroom instruction at Loyola and hands-on clinical training with Ochsner Health. This new program, which has received approval by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and is pending approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)*, is designed to address a critical workforce shortage facing both Louisiana and the nation.

Focus Fund and MD Anderson Launch Investment Fund to Support Promising Investigational Cancer Therapies in Early-Stage Clinical Trials

Cancer Focus Fund aims to address this unmet need by providing investments for promising cancer therapeutics together with the clinical trials expertise and infrastructure of MD Anderson.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Monroe Medical Center Welcomes Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael O’Neal

Ochsner Community Health Brees Family Center Now Open in New Orleans East

Designed to deliver primary and specialty care to underserved communities with the goal of promoting health equity for all, the new facility served more than 20 primary care patients within its first two days of opening. Ochsner has committed more than $10 million to open and operate this site with support from Brittany and Drew Brees and their Brees Dream Foundation.

Ochsner Hospital for Children Congenital Heart Surgery Program Announces 100 Percent Survival Rates in Neonatal Patients

The 2019 data shows Ochsner’s surgical outcomes are superior to national averages. Notably, since 2017, Ochsner has achieved a 100 percent survival for neonatal heart surgery (ages 0 – 30 days), including the Norwood Procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome – a rare condition where the left side of the heart does not form correctly, requiring the right side of the heart to pump blood to the lungs and body.

Ochsner Health Surpasses 100K Community COVID-19 Tests Across Louisiana

Ochsner continues to offer COVID-19 testing in communities across Louisiana, in partnership with state and local leaders.

Lafayette General Health Joins Ochsner Health

Now the largest and most comprehensive healthcare provider in the Gulf South, Ochsner is committed to expanding clinical services focused on the critical health needs of Acadiana and advancing digital innovation and patient-centered solutions in the Acadiana region.

The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Celebrates Expansion with Grand Re-Opening

The 115,000 square foot addition, majorly funded by a $20 million gift from Gayle Benson and her late husband, Tom Benson, in 2017, has doubled the size of the Cancer Center, increasing capacity to offer more high-quality cancer services and advanced clinical research.