News Releases

Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge certified for stroke readiness

May 13, 2024

The designation means OMC-Baton Rouge meets The Joint Commission's designation for readiness to treat patients who experience severe stroke.

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Ochsner Health included amongst Newsweek’s America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2024

May 9, 2024

Health facilities are ranked based on three pillars; a Nationwide online survey taken by healthcare professionals that are knowledgeable about maternity processes, patient experience surveys, and: Hospital Quality Metrics: Indicators relevant to maternity care were considered.

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Ochsner Health designated 'WellSpot' by La. Dept. of Health

May 6, 2024

WellSpot is the first voluntary designation program of its kind in Louisiana, encouraging organizations and individuals to make small, healthy lifestyle changes in spaces where residents spend most of their time.

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Ochsner Health hospitals and partners earn an ‘A’ Spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group

May 1, 2024

Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.

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Ochsner Named to Becker's "100 Hospitals & Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery & Spine Programs"

Jan. 3, 2018

Becker's Healthcare named Ochsner Health System to the 2017 edition of its list "100 hospitals and health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs."

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