Texas 4000 College Cyclists Return to Ochsner to Visit Cancer Patients

While in New Orleans, Texas 4000 riders met with key adult and pediatric oncology physician leaders, gaining insight into the lifechanging work happening every day at the Benson Cancer Center. The riders also celebrated a patient’s milestone moment, lining the hallways with Ochsner staff for a social distanced clap out as Ochsner cancer patient and avid triathlete and cyclist Daniel Allemond was discharged following a successful bone marrow transplant after a six-year battle against leukemia.

Ochsner Baton Rouge Helps with COVID Vaccination Event for Hospitality Industry

The event is free and open to all hospitality workers, including furloughed employees, along with vendors and other business partners that support the industry.

Louisiana Department of Education and Ochsner Health Launch Virtual Therapy Program for Educators and Support Staff

Virtual therapy visits are a convenient option for a variety of appointments, including addressing pandemic-related stress or other behavioral health issues such as grief and loss counseling, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and insomnia. The virtual therapy program for Louisiana educators will cover four virtual therapy visits for Louisiana public school teachers and support staff at all K-12 school systems and early child care centers that serve children from birth to age four.

Ochsner Vaccine Fest Rescheduled To March 29-30 Due To Severe Weather

The event will take place continuously over this 24-hour period to honor the essential workers who support our community 24/7 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Monroe Medical Center Celebrates World Glaucoma Week With Free Eye Screenings

The Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center is offering free Glaucoma screenings on March 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The screenings are available to anyone 18 years of age or older and will take place in the main lobby of the Monroe Medical Center, 4864 Jackson Street, Monroe, La.

Ochsner Health Surpasses 100K Community COVID-19 Tests Across Louisiana

Ochsner continues to offer COVID-19 testing in communities across Louisiana, in partnership with state and local leaders.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Donates 23,000 Masks

Ochsner Health Teams Up with Son of a Saint to Invest in New Orleans’ Youth

The donation to Son of a Saint will fund critical programmatic staff and enhance the organization’s services to promote the whole person—mind, body and spirit—through healthcare educators, social workers and mental health providers, as well as support and provide opportunities for Ochsner’s male staff to mentor boys in the program.

Brees Dream Foundation Supports Community With $5M Donation to Ochsner Health

The health centers will offer primary and specialty care to underserved communities in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Opens Health Center on St. Vincent Avenue

Ochsner LSU Health celebrated the opening of the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Health Center – St. Vincent Avenue on July 22 with a ribbon cutting. The Health Center offers adult preventive and primary care services, with 13 exam rooms and onsite lab services, offering patient visits for annual check-ups, immunizations, chronic disease management and non-emergent illnesses and injuries.