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Africa Price named new Director of Government Relations for Louisiana hospital

Shreveport Times | Apr 1, 2022

Ochsner LSU Health announced Thursday that they have named Africa Price as the Director of Government Relations. Price will serve as the liaison between the Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana and policymakers across the state.

Ochsner Employees Raise More Than $12K to Help Patients, Coworkers

Biz New Orleans | Mar 30, 2022

Ochsner Digital Medicine employees recently put their words into action – literally – by raising more than $12,000 through pledges from generous donors and partners to run 10K and half marathon distances with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series New Orleans.

Members of the digital medicine team, who help patients manage their chronic conditions from home while staying connected to a dedicated care team, ran in the races on Feb. 5.

We’re still in a pandemic. Watch out for BA.2.

Nola.com | Mar 28, 2022

It’s wonderful that we made it through Carnival without significant infections and hospitalizations. But let’s not pretend things are OK and we’re back to normal. We are not. People are still getting sick. People are still dying. Just not as many as a few weeks and months ago.

Ochsner Health to Host Inaugural HBCU Summit on April 6

Biz New Orleans | Mar 28, 2022

The event will provide opportunities for students and recent graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to learn about paid internships, full and part-time jobs, and administrative fellowships. Experts will offer sessions for navigating the application process, including mock interviews and LinkedIn tutorials. The agenda also includes a panel discussion featuring Ochsner Health HBCU Alumni employees and hands-on clinical simulation stations.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport in need of breast milk donors

KSLA | Mar 28, 2022

Right now, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is looking for mothers to donate their breast milk to help replenish the state’s supply for premature babies. Officials say about 13% of babies born in Louisiana are premature; breast milk provides those babies with nutrients needed to keep them safe from various infections that could kill them. It also helps with their overall growth and development.

Q&A: Orthopedic surgeon James Andrews’ new partnership with Ochsner

New Orleans City Business | Mar 23, 2022

His newest initiative is a five-year partnership with Ochsner Health. The Ochsner Andrews Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute in New Orleans has started in-person consultations between Andrews and Ochsner physicians and sports medicine teams. He will also participate in educational, research and professional development initiatives while he continues his leadership and advocacy in preventing youth sports injuries.

Episode 95: Ochsner’s Warner Thomas Talks About How Pandemic, Storms Have Changed Healthcare

Biz New Orleans | Mar 22, 2022

Over the last two years, Ochsner Health and other healthcare providers have navigated an extraordinary set of challenges related to the pandemic and extreme weather events. On this week’s podcast, Warner Thomas, the president and CEO of Ochsner, discusses the lessons learned in the process and how they will change the healthcare industry going forward.

Ochsner Announces Partnership With Dr. James Andrews

Biz New Orleans | Mar 20, 2022

Ochsner Health and orthopedic surgeon James R. Andrews announced an exclusive five-year partnership to create the Ochsner Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute. Building upon Ochsner’s award-winning sports medicine and orthopedic programs, Dr. Andrews will bring his expertise, research and education platform, newly launched as Andrews Medicine, to strengthen the best-in-class care for patients and athletes across Louisiana and Mississippi.

New Orleans partnership aims to cure cancer that often has racial disparity for treatment

WDSU | Mar 18, 2022

Multiple Myeloma is a deadly cancer that attacks and kills twice as many Black people as it does white people. Researchers have worked to find a cure, and they have uncovered something else contributing to the racial disparity.

Ochsner Health Network Achieves Tier 5 Status in Quality Blue Program

Healthcare Journal Baton Rouge | Mar 17, 2022

Ochsner Health Network (OHN) has achieved Tier 5 status in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s (Blue Cross) Quality Blue program for fall 2021. The insurer’s population health and quality improvement program is designed to optimize care delivery for patients who live with chronic conditions. OHN achieved the top-tier ranking based on its performance relative to chronic disease care goals.