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Association of Community Cancer Centers Announces 2022 Innovator Award Winner, Ochsner Cancer Institute

August 16, 2022

The award recognizes Ochsner Cancer Institute’s Chemotherapy Care Companion program—a digital technology system that allows the cancer care team to remotely monitor patients who are on intravenous or oral anti-cancer treatment to manage any symptoms or adverse events between their medical appointments.

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Ochsner Ranked #1 in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report for 11th Consecutive Year

July 26, 2022

As part of the annual review, Ochsner and its partners also received more than 50 additional accolades by U.S. News, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice.

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Ochsner Health Honored for Commitment to Quality by the American Hospital Association

July 18, 2022

Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans (OMC) was named a finalist for the AHA Quest for Quality Prize that recognizes healthcare leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in communities.

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Dr. Claudia Henschke, Professor of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine, Receives the 37th Annual Alton Ochsner Award

July 8, 2022

This prestigious award is named after Alton Ochsner, MD, who co-founded Ochsner Health in New Orleans and published the first paper linking smoking and health in 1939. It recognizes scientists who have made major contributions to the relationship between smoking and disease and who have advanced the development of major prevention and treatment modalities.

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Ochsner Health Ranked Best in the New Orleans Area in the 2022 City Business Reader Rankings

July 7, 2022

Readers participated in a survey by voting for the best companies and services in the New Orleans area across numerous categories based on their personal experiences.

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Academic Medical Center Becomes First North Louisiana Hospital to Earn Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification

May 5, 2022

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport joins just three other hospitals in the state to have a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the others are located in the New Orleans area.

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Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center First to Receive Primary Stroke Center Certification in Northeast Louisiana

April 7, 2022

Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke Center Certification.

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Africa Price Joins Ochsner LSU Health as the Director of Government Relations

March 31, 2022

Ochsner LSU Health has named Africa Price the Director of Government Relations.

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Ochsner Health Named a Center of Excellence by The Huntington’s Disease Society of America for the Sixth Consecutive Year

March 7, 2022

Ochsner Health is the first and only health system in Louisiana to hold this distinction since its first award in 2016.

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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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