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.
This 10-year commitment includes an initial investment of $100 million from Ochsner during the next five years. Investments will support projects that eliminate barriers to healthcare; bring resources into underserved, urban and rural communities; collaborate with partners to research and better understand health disparities; utilize technology and innovation to improve outcomes and invest in Louisiana’s next generation of healthcare providers and frontline staff.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansThe study evaluated 312 Ochsner Health cancer patients who tested positive for COVID-19 between March 1 and April 30, 2020 and compared that group’s mortality rates with 4,833 Ochsner Health COVID-19-positive patients without cancer during that same time period.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Healthcare Journal New OrleansOchsner 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewDr. 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON ABC NewsNursing 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WAFBOchsner 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewHealth 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Baton Rouge Business ReportNunez 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansLafayette 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateSinging 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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