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Categories: Accolades & Recognition
Ochsner Accountable Care Network Announces Over $11.5 Million in Savings
September 3, 2018The Ochsner Accountable Care Network (OACN) is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) that consists of over 2,250 providers in Louisiana and Mississippi. OACN was founded to improve health outcomes and support efforts to improve population health across Louisiana and the Gulf South.
Read MoreOchsner Baton Rouge Boosts Patient Safety with Expanded Use of Capnography
May 31, 2013BATON ROUGE, LA- Ochsner Medical Center –Baton Rouge recently expanded its use of capnography to monitor patients using pain medication through patient controlled anal
Read More42 Ochsner Health Network Nurses Named to “Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana” List
September 20, 2016Forty-two Ochsner- affiliated Registered Nurses through the Ochsner Health Network were named among the 2016 Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana.
Read MoreNational MS Society Honors Ochsner at New Orleans On the Move Luncheon
April 24, 2017On the Move Luncheon is a nationwide program created to empower communities with the knowledge, inspiration and relentless resolve to end multiple sclerosis forever. Held in cities across the country, the Luncheon maximizes the collective impact to change the world for people with MS.
Read MoreSeven Ochsner Facilities Earn LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader Designation
April 3, 2018Seven Ochsner facilities have earned the “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization released its 11th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
Read MoreOchsner Physician Recognized for Simulation Innovation
May 29, 2018This May, Dr. Smith was recognized with the 2018 Innovation in Simulation Award during the Simulation Academy Business Meeting at SAEM18 – the annual meeting for SAEM and the largest forum for the presentation of original education and research in academic emergency medicine – in Indianapolis, IN.
Read MoreThe ALS Center at Ochsner Named ALS Certified Treatment Center of Excellence
June 1, 2018The ALS Center at Ochsner is the only center in the state to have earned this designation, which is reserved for hospitals that meet the highest levels of established national standards of care in the management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Read MoreOchsner one of 35 medical centers nationwide selected for National Initiative
September 5, 2013NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Clinic Foundation is one of 35 medical centers nationwide selected to participate in National Initiative IV: Achieving Mastery of CLER, sponsored by the Alliance
Read MoreOchsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge is First in State to Reach CMS Clinical Area Improvements
September 18, 2013BATON ROUGE, LA – Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge recently received an award from the Louisiana Hospital Association for being the first hospital in the state to demo
Read MoreOchsner Medical Center Receives Highest Nursing Credential With Prestigious Magnet® Recognition
September 25, 2013NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Medical Center has attained its third Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This voluntary c
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