Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.
Applications are now open for the Ochsner STAR (Science, Technology, Academic, Research) Summer Scholars Program, Ochsner Health’s legacy high school program created to increase student access to science and academic research in Louisiana. This year, the competitive Ochsner STAR program will celebrate its 17th annual summer session for qualifying high school juniors. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 16, 2023.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansIn the 10 years that Pete November spent at Ochsner Health, including two years as chief financial officer, he was at the side of then-CEO Warner Thomas, helping negotiate a series of acquisitions and partnerships that expanded the health system's footprint from eight hospitals and 38 clinics in 2012 to 48 hospitals and over 300 clinics today.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Healthleaders MediaOchsner earned a 4.5 out of 5 stars on a scored list of 1,000 companies that most respect and value having different kinds of people.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Shreveport TimesAs he settles into his new role, November is trying to manage Ochsner's growth while keeping a lid on rising health care costs, addressing worker shortages and continuing to develop wellness and other care facilities around the Gulf South.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comThe two institutions plan to govern the college with a board of directors, with each appointing an equal number of leaders. The newly formed nonprofit corporation will use facilities, personnel and administrative processes of both entities, according to a Jan. 17 news release posted to Ochsner Health's website.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewThis marks Ochsner's first time partnering in the operation of a medical school. The health system with more than 36,000 employees and nearly 5,000 physicians already has long-standing ties to Xavier, through the university's College of Pharmacy and a physicians assistant program that graduated its first class last May.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comDavid Houghton, MD, system chair for telemedicine and chief of movement and memory disorders at New Orleans-based Ochsner Health will join The American Medical Association's Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewHe's been giving blood in one form or another for decades, and now, he's getting special recognition. Adams recently was honored as the Blood Center's first "golden" donor, having given a whopping 50 gallons of blood.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comWhile Mr. Hamlin benefitted from the world-class medical care provided by the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and National Football League, that kind of quick, life-saving action should be available to anyone, anywhere. And with Project ADAM, it can be.
Project ADAM is a nationwide initiative that has saved the lives of more than 200 children, adolescents and adults who went into sudden cardiac arrest.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends breastfeeding infants for the first six months of age. It cites health benefits for both mother and child as well as a heightened bond between the two.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON BR Proud