Ochsner expansion good news for community health care

The Advocate | Nov 19, 2020

Ochsner Health is Louisiana’s largest system and is growing its statewide footprint. This month, Ochsner announced plans to spend $100 million opening 15 community health centers in underserved areas, including six in New Orleans and two each in Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Technology boosts care delivery, population health efforts amid Covid-19 pandemic

MedCityNews | Nov 17, 2020

The health system was right on the cusp of making the service direct-to-patient and bringing it into the ambulatory space, and the Covid-19 crisis became precisely the push they needed. In 2019, the system completed 3,000 ambulatory telehealth visits. That figure has jumped to over 300,000 in 2020 so far.

Ochsner Announces $100M Investment in Health Initiatives

Biz New Orleans | Nov 16, 2020

This 10-year commitment includes an initial investment of $100 million from Ochsner during the next five years. Investments will support projects that eliminate barriers to healthcare; bring resources into underserved, urban and rural communities; collaborate with partners to research and better understand health disparities; utilize technology and innovation to improve outcomes and invest in Louisiana’s next generation of healthcare providers and frontline staff.

Ochsner Cancer Institute Announces Cancer, COVID-19 Mortality Study Findings

Healthcare Journal New Orleans | Nov 10, 2020

The study evaluated 312 Ochsner Health cancer patients who tested positive for COVID-19 between March 1 and April 30, 2020 and compared that group’s mortality rates with 4,833 Ochsner Health COVID-19-positive patients without cancer during that same time period.

How Ochsner is combatting physician burnout amid COVID-19

Becker's Hospital Review | Nov 10, 2020

Ochsner Health and the AMA partnered to effectively measure clinician burnout, identify effective interventions, and implement strategies that improve physician well-being thus driving higher-quality patient care.

Pfizer announces late-stage trials showed its vaccine likely effective

ABC News | Nov 9, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the results are “extraordinary.” Pfizer is planning to ask the FDA for emergency use authorization as soon as next week. Ochsner's Dr. Victoria Smith participated in the trials as a patient.

Ochsner nurse develops sympathy gift program for families of COVID-19 victims

WAFB | Oct 23, 2020

Nursing is an intimate job under the best of circumstances. Nurses provide care and comfort for a patient when they are at their most vulnerable. With the pandemic forcing patients into strict isolation, nurses are now family in every way but blood.

Ochsner, Loyola New Orleans launch nursing program

Becker's Hospital Review | Oct 22, 2020

Ochsner Health and Loyola University New Orleans partnered on a new undergraduate nursing program in an effort to address workforce shortages in Louisiana and the nation.

Preventive care key to lowering employer-provided health insurance costs long term

Baton Rouge Business Report | Oct 21, 2020

Health insurance prices continue to rise for myriad reasons, including growing pharmaceutical drug costs, and, while there isn’t much companies can do for short-term relief, Ochsner Health System President and CEO Warner Thomas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana senior economist Michael Bertaut recommend companies encourage their employees to focus on wellness and preventive care to lower future costs.

Nunez Recognizes Kim Keene with Chancellor’s Vision Award

Biz New Orleans | Oct 19, 2020

Nunez Community College proudly presented St. Bernard Parish Hospital CEO Kim Keene with the college’s Chancellor’s Vision Award during Convocation 2020.

Nunez Chancellor Dr. Tina Tinney cited Keene’s savvy guidance of SBPH, the hospital’s educational relationship with Nunez’s nursing program and Keene’s invaluable membership on Nunez’s Foundation Board as factors that made Keene the obvious choice for this year’s Chancellor’s Vision Award.