OB/GYN Specialists Open at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport–St. Mary Medical Center

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport continues to invest in its St. Mary Medical Center by opening an OB/GYN Specialists clinic.

Ochsner LSU Health Joins Monroe City Schools For Mask On Campaign

Ochsner LSU Health donated 1,500 cloth masks to Monroe City Schools and have provided “Mask On” signs for school property. The organizations are joining together to promote the health and safety of Monroe school students, teachers and staff by limiting the spread of the COVID-19 virus and encouraging compliance with masks guidelines.

Ochsner Hospitals and Emergency Departments Open

Due to impacts of Hurricane Zeta, some clinics, including urgent care locations and COVID-19 community testing sites across the Greater New Orleans area, including the Northshore and Bayou regions, have adjusted their hours or remain closed.

Ochsner Offers Tips for Reducing Anxiety During Hurricane Season and Dealing with the Tumultuous Year of 2020

It’s important to take care of not only your physical health during hurricane season and beyond, but also your mental well-being. During hurricane season and with Hurricane Zeta poised to impact Louisiana, some of us may experience heightened anxiety levels about what the next few days and weeks might bring.

Ochsner Clinics, Urgent Care, Elective Procedures and Community Testing to Close at Noon Today Due to Hurricane Zeta

Due to the expected impact from Hurricane Zeta, Ochsner Health will cancel elective procedures and close outpatient healthcare facilities including Ochsner Health Centers, Ochsner Urgent Care clinics, Ochsner Therapy & Wellness Centers, Retail Pharmacy and Vision and Fitness Centers at 12 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 28 in the following parishes and counties: Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, St. Charles, Terrebonne, St. Mary and Hancock County, MS. These facilities plan to resume normal operating hours on Thursday, October 29.

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