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Louisiana Department of Education and Ochsner Health Launch Virtual Therapy Program for Educators and Support Staff
May 4, 2021Virtual 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.
Read MoreGov. Edwards, Safesource Direct and Ochsner Health Announce PPE Production Facilities in Lafayette, St. Martin Parishes
May 3, 2021The Acadiana Region projects will create a combined 1,221 new direct jobs, and Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in a combined 992 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 2,200 new jobs.
Read MoreOchsner Baton Rouge Launches ‘InstaEat’ Mobile App for Cafeteria
February 23, 2021The app provides several benefits, primarily reducing wait times for hospital staff members, allowing them to maximize the mindfulness benefits of their 30-minute break.
Read MoreOchsner Health Donates 20,000 Windowed Masks to Schools & School Systems Across Louisiana
December 7, 2020The donated windowed masks are being distributed by the schools and school systems to teachers and staff who rely on students seeing their lips to connect to the subject being taught, such as phonics for young children. These specialty areas include pre-kindergarten to second grade teachers, special education teachers and staff, school therapists and foreign language teachers.
Read MoreThe Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Celebrates Expansion with Grand Re-Opening
September 29, 2020The 115,000 square foot addition, majorly funded by a $20 million gift from Gayle Benson and her late husband, Tom Benson, in 2017, has doubled the size of the Cancer Center, increasing capacity to offer more high-quality cancer services and advanced clinical research.
Read MoreOchsner Health Offers Free Antibody Test to Blood & Platelet Donors
June 5, 2020Ochsner blood banks, like blood banks across the nation, are currently experiencing a critical blood shortage. All blood types are needed, especially platelets and Type O red cells.
Read MoreNew Orleans Hospitals to Participate in National COVID-19 Study
May 12, 2020The goals of the registry are to engage healthcare workers in a research community, understand their experiences and interests through ongoing surveys, and track critical health outcomes associated with caring for patients with COVID-19, such as stress and burnout.
Read MoreOchsner Digital Medicine Programs Care for Vulnerable Populations During COVID-19 Response
April 21, 2020According to the CDC, individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension are at a much greater risk of experiencing negative health outcomes from COVID-19. During the COVID-19 outbreak, Ochsner Health’s Digital Medicine Programs are helping patients manage chronic conditions from the safety of home.
Read MoreOchsner Anywhere Care Sees Nearly 1000% Increase in Virtual Visits in March 2020
April 13, 2020In March 2020, urgent care on-demand and behavioral health scheduled appointments increased 852% in enrollments and 933% in virtual visits over February 2020.
Read MoreOchsner Hospital for Children Offers Solution for Pediatric Scoliosis
December 12, 2019An estimated six to nine million Americans are impacted by scoliosis – a curve in the spine that can present itself at any age, but is much more common in teens and pre-teens. Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is an innovative solution to treating scoliosis in pediatric patients that is less invasive than traditional surgical treatments.
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