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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lafayette General, Ochsner merger official; System will now be known as Ochsner Lafayette General

The Advocate | Oct 1, 2020

Lafayette General Health System signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning on its merger with Ochsner Health System.

LGH will now be known as Ochsner Lafayette General, and the system will enhance access to care and improve the health and well-being of communities across Acadiana, LGH officials said this prior to a Wednesday press conference.

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Singing River and Ochsner introduce Singing River Gulfport

Mississippi Business Journal | Oct 1, 2020

Singing River and Ochsner both view this as an exciting opportunity to further serve the communities along the Gulf Coast with the exceptional, leading-edge technology and medical expertise of both organizations.

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New Orleans cancer center completes $56M expansion

Becker's Hospital Review | Sep 30, 2020

The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans completed a $56 million expansion, doubling its size.

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Dr Joseph Biggio Discusses Ochsner Health's Connected MOM Program, COVID-19 Pregnancy Challenges

AJMC | Sep 15, 2020

At Ochsner Health, providers are leveraging the system’s Connected Maternity Online Monitoring (MOM) digital medicine program to minimize expectant mothers’ risks of contracting COVID-19.

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