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

September 29, 2020

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.

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GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board

September 24, 2020

Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of seven new members to the Governing Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

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Four Ochsner Health Hospitals Receive 2020 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience

September 16, 2020

The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above for performance in Patient Experience.

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Ochsner Accountable Care Network Announces More Than 23M in Savings for Medicare Beneficiaries

September 16, 2020

The 2019 savings represented a 53% increase in savings per beneficiary (nearly $800 per patient) and an 81% increase in total savings over 2018.

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Six Ochsner Health Hospitals Receive Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

September 3, 2020

The award recognizes the hospitals’ commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

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Ochsner Health Offers Free Virtual Urgent Care to Lake Charles Residents Displaced by Hurricane Laura

September 1, 2020

Impacted individuals can visit with a doctor on their phone, tablet or computer 24/7 by using the code LAURARELIEF.

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Ochsner Health Teams Up with Son of a Saint to Invest in New Orleans’ Youth

August 31, 2020

The donation to Son of a Saint will fund critical programmatic staff and enhance the organization’s services to promote the whole person—mind, body and spirit—through healthcare educators, social workers and mental health providers, as well as support and provide opportunities for Ochsner’s male staff to mentor boys in the program.

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Top Three Calls to Make to Get Ready for a Storm

August 21, 2020

Ochsner Health recommends you make these three health-focused calls before a storm is in the Gulf.

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