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Ochsner Health in Louisiana is also seeing an "influx" of children's respiratory infections.
"Like other hospitals across the region and the country, Ochsner Health is currently experiencing an influx of viral pediatric respiratory illnesses," Dr. William Lennarz, pediatrics system chair of Ochsner Health, told ABC News in a statement.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Good Morning AmericaWhat does it mean if a patient has dense breasts?
TODAY asked Dr. Deanna Attai, past president of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and an associate clinical professor of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles; and Dr. Dana Smetherman, past chair of the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Commission and chair of radiology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON TodayThe new $1.9 million Loyola Ochsner Nursing Simulation Lab – the “Sim Lab” – on Loyola’s campus is a high-tech outfitted center that allows students immersive and hands-on learning opportunities in simulated inpatient and outpatient settings, as they prepare for careers in hospitals, labor and delivery rooms, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON AJMCThe new nearly 70,000 square foot investment includes several features benefiting both employees and patients. It includes a infusion center that is double the size of the hospital’s, increasing from 36 infusion chairs to 70 chairs. There are also 24 beds in an acuity adaptable unit, allowing the hospital to care for med-surge patients and intensive care patients.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KLFYPhilip M. Oravetz, MD, MPH, chief population health officer at Ochsner Health, in Louisiana, has some crucial advice for other health systems mulling value-based contracts. Before signing, get a commitment from your payers to provide claims data.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationOchsner’s award winning program has grown significantly since becoming a destination healthcare center in 2006 and now has more than 100 neuroscience specialists offering advanced diagnostics and treatment options that are not available anywhere else in the Gulf South region, with specific expertise in neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, vascular neurology, movement disorders and cognitive impairment. The new center will also be integrating Ochsner’s behavioral health services.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON AJMCClotting, cramping and swelling can all be the signs of having unhealthy veins. Ochsner Rush Health offered patients access to information about vein-related diseases and how they can be treated. A screening is mainly used as a preventative measure, but sometimes it finds some pretty severe problems.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WTOKA ribbon cutting was held today, Monday, September 19, to commemorate Ochsner’s Women’s Health Center-Raceland opening for the first time since Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29, 2021. Located in Raceland, La. The clinic was extensively damaged by the Category 4 storm, as was much of the Bayou Region.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Lafourche GazetteAs Warner Thomas cracked open a Diet Coke in a chilly conference room the day after he announced he was leaving Ochsner Health, he was subdued and wistful when reflecting on his 24 years in New Orleans.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comCardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. One in five deaths in the U.S. are due to cardiovascular disease, and one person will die from a heart attack every 40 seconds. That is why Ochsner LSU Health and LSU Health Shreveport are offering a free community health fair on Heart Health Day, which is Oct. 1. Health care workers will be on site to provide cholesterol and diabetes screenings. And for those deemed at risk for cardiovascular disease, free EKGs and genetic screening will be offered.
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