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During a virtual featured session sponsored by AvaSure as part of Becker's Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting in May, two telemedicine leaders from New Orleans-based Ochsner Health joined AvaSure's Chief Clinical Innovation Officer to discuss how a TeleSitter program in a hub and spoke format can deliver clinical and financial benefits to health systems.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewOchsner will introduce Cabana through a staggered rollout to its 30,000 employees starting this month. Ochsner staff will be able to connect with peers from health care systems across the country to discuss issues they face individually and as health care professionals.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Baton Rouge Business ReportSlidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Health partnered recently with Northshore Technical Community College and Tri-Parish Works to offer students a Certified Nursing Assistant program at no cost to them.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comRichard Milani, MD, chief clinical transformation officer at Ochsner Health, and Sandra Kemmerly, MD, system medical director of hospital quality at Ochsner Health, discuss how the health system frees up ICU beds by implementing a remote monitoring program to treat COVID-19 patients.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationIt is open seven days a week during regular mall hours. Appointments are encouraged and walk-ins are welcome at the site as supply allows.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON New Orleans City BusinessPrimary care physician Melissa Love, MD, who practices at Ochsner Health Center – Bluebonnet South, has been named Young Alumna of the Year for 2020 by the Mississippi College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Healthcare Journal Baton RougeOchsner Health and an Alabama company announced two manufacturing facilities near Lafayette will manufacture personal protective equipment and provide 1,221 jobs for the region.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateThe institute was announced in November 2020 as part of Ochsner’s 10-year, $100 million commitment to address Louisiana’s most critical health needs.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansThe American Cancer Society presented Singing River with a $5,000 grant to help patients with logistical and financial needs related to transportation.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WXXVAccording to an LDOE announcement, more than 166,000 public school educators and support staff statewide will have now access to free mental health virtual visits through Ochsner Anywhere Care—a telehealth platform in which patients can connect with a licensed mental/behavioral health provider via a secure video visit from their smartphone, tablet or computer.