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Categories: Accolades & Recognition
Ochsner Health Facilities Recognized with an ‘A’ by Leapfrog in Spring 2020 Patient Safety Grades
May 13, 2020Eleven Ochsner Health facilities, including five partner facilities, earned an ‘A’ Spring 2020 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a designation that recognizes efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.
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 MoreMoody’s and Fitch Ratings Revises Outlook on Ochsner’s Bonds from Stable to Positive
June 8, 2015Both Moody’s Investors Services and Fitch Ratings have revised their outlook on Ochsner’s bonds from Stable to Positive and affirmed the current rating. Moody’s rating is Baa1, while Fitch’s rating is BBB+.
Read MoreOchsner Health Named to 2015 “50 Great Health Systems to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review
May 26, 2015Ochsner Health System is proud to announce its selection as one of the “50 Great Health Systems to Know” for 2015 by Becker’s Hospital Review. This national honor focuses on health systems that “pursue to provide high-quality healthcare to the communities they serve.” Ochsner is the only health system in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee named to the list.
Read MoreHIMSS Analytics Honors Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge With Stage 7 Award
April 23, 2015HIMSS Analytics awarded Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge with a Stage 7 Award – the second hospital to receive this designation across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee.
Read MoreOchsner Wins Best Comprehensive Integration Award from Intelligent Health Association at HIMSS 2015
April 14, 2015The Intelligent Hospital Association today announced that Ochsner Health System was awarded the Best Comprehensive Integration for 2014. The award is given to a hospital or health system that effectively and seamlessly integrates technologies to provide a comprehensive solution in a health care facility.
Read MoreOchsner COO Named to Becker’s Hospital Review Rising Stars: 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40
July 21, 2015Beth Walker, Chief Operating Officer of Ochsner Medical Center-Jefferson Highway, was recently named to Becker’s Hospital Review 2015 edition of Rising Stars: 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40.
Read MoreOchsner Nationally Ranked in Six Specialties and Named #1 in LA by U.S. News & World Report
July 21, 2015Ochsner Medical Center, Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus and Ochsner Baptist Medical Center* have again been ranked among the best hospitals in the country in six medical specialties, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2015-16 Best Hospitals rankings.
Read MoreOchsner Renews Commitment to Federal Initiative To Cut Costs and Put Patients at the Center of Care
January 12, 2016Ochsner Accountable Care Network (OACN) was selected as one of nearly 150 renewing Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), providing Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States.
Read MoreOchsner Joins the White House Precision Medicine Initiative Summit
February 25, 2016Today, Ochsner Health System joined President Obama as a participant in the White House Precision Medicine Initiative Summit in Washington, D.C.
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