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Southern University at New Orleans partners with Ochsner Health to open Ochsner Health Center - SUNO

Southern University at New Orleans partners with Ochsner Health to open Ochsner Health Center - SUNO

New Orleans, La. - The Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) family now has a place to service their healthcare needs without leaving campus. Ochsner Health Center - SUNO opened officially on Monday, Oct. 17 during a ribbon cutting ceremony on campus.

Created in partnership with Ochsner Health, this new clinic and its providers will serve students, faculty, and staff by treating non-emergency illnesses and injuries that are most traditionally seen by an urgent care provider and non-physician. The clinic is located on the second floor of the University Center.

"We now have a better understanding of the direct correlation between students having access to quality healthcare and academic success," said Dr. James H. Ammons, SUNO Chancellor. "Thanks to our partnership with Ochsner Health, we can offer services and education to help our students live a healthy lifestyle."

Students, faculty, and staff have access to convenient care for coughs, sprains, minor infections and viruses, COVID-19 testing, routine lab tests, and screening and management of sexually transmitted infections. Preventative care will also be encouraged through wellness examinations and annual immunizations. The center will offer urine analysis, pregnancy tests, urine drug screenings, and electrocardiograms (EKGs).

“Ochsner Health is proud to partner with SUNO. Having a place on campus that provides accessible, reliable, convenient, and high-quality healthcare is essential in setting up students for success throughout their time in college,” said Ajsa Nikolic, MD, system chair, Ochsner Urgent Care and Occupational Health.

The health center gives SUNO patients the support of the entire Ochsner Health network, including electronic medical records that are accessible to Ochsner Health clinicians systemwide and to patients online allowing efficient collaboration with the goal of keeping patients well. To expedite wait times, the center also offers virtual visits onsite in an exam room with an Ochsner Urgent Care provider remotely using the TytoCare health kit. This handheld device complements the visit and allows patients to conduct a comprehensive remote examination efficiently, live with a remote provider.

Additionally, SUNO students, faculty, and staff will have 24/7 access to care through Ochsner Health's Connected Anywhere virtual visits, allowing patients immediate access to a healthcare provider from a smartphone, tablet, or computer.

The center is open to SUNO students, faculty, and staff Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students enrolled at SUNO will not incur an out-of-pocket cost for health center services. Charges may apply for lab services.

About Southern University at New Orleans

Our Mission:
Southern University at New Orleans, a public, historically black university, empowers and promotes the upward mobility of diverse populations of traditional and nontraditional students through quality academic programs, teaching, research, and service to achieve excellence in higher education using various teaching and learning modalities.

Our Vision:
Southern University at New Orleans is a premier, cutting-edge institution that endeavors to advance the educational standing of students by preparing them to participate in and contribute to a global society and workforce development with the necessary skills, knowledge and dispositions to improve their life-long learning skills, and contributions to society through a TEAM (Togetherness Empowers all Mechanisms).

About Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Celebrating 80 years in 2022, it leads nationally in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, liver and heart transplants and pediatrics, among other areas. Ochsner is consistently named both the top hospital and top children’s hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. The not-for-profit organization is inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities. Its focus is on preventing diseases and providing patient-centered care that is accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner Health pioneers new treatments, deploys emerging technologies and performs groundbreaking research, including over 700 clinical studies. It has more than 36,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls. In 2021, Ochsner Health treated more than 1 million people from every state and 75 countries. As Louisiana’s top healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. To learn more, visit www.ochsner.org.