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New CEO of Ochsner River Region Appointed

Focus on employee wellness and career growth propels Ochsner Health to national Top Workplaces honor

Nola.com | Feb 18, 2021

Ochsner Health has been named one of the Top Workplaces in the United States based on survey feedback from employees. The award is presented by Energage, which determines winners by calculating survey results against industry benchmarks.

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Dr. Sarah Thayer, MD, PhD, FACS selected as the next Director of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Feist-Weiller Cancer Center

Bossier Press Tribune | Feb 12, 2021

Dr. Thayer’s role as Director of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center includes both a clinical leadership role with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and a research and medical education leadership role with LSU Health Shreveport.

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Merrick Family Gives $1M to the Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner

https://www.bizneworleans.com/merrick-family-gives-1m-to-the-benson-cancer-center-at-ochsner/ | Feb 9, 2021

“As a five-time cancer survivor, I fully understand the need to expand the Ochsner Cancer Center,” said Robert Merrick. “The need is great. I have lived and witnessed what cancer patients go through on the hopeful road to recovery.”

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In Their Words: Reflections from the front lines of the pandemic

KSLA | Feb 8, 2021

To honor the extraordinary courage and heroism of these everyday superheroes, KSLA News 12 had a unique request for a handful of northwest Louisiana’s front-line health care workers: Write a reflective letter to your “pre-pandemic” self highlighting the unthinkable difficulties you’d face as the coronavirus pushed hospitals and the community to the limit.

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Ochsner’s #AlcoholFreeFor40 takes place over Lent

Nola.com | Feb 8, 2021

Ochsner is staging another AlcoholFreeFor40 Challenge during Lent, which is a time when many people routinely try and sacrifice something pleasurable for the 40-day season.

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Heart & Vascular Institute

Cath Lab Digest | Feb 7, 2021

We are currently running 4 lab suites among the facilities with plans to expand services in the future.

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Dr. Malik Spady: Making most of her opportunity to help patients in need

Nola.com | Feb 2, 2021

Spady said helping people is rewarding, and it’s a feeling she’d like people from all backgrounds to experience often.

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New Orleans Saints invites local healthcare heroes to attend Super Bowl LV

New Orleans Saints | Feb 1, 2021

The Ochsner Health professionals chosen are excited and grateful for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and are looking forward to safely enjoying this trip as a respite from their hard work on the COVID-19 frontlines over the past 11 months.

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Ochsner Lafayette General appoints new President and CEO

KATC | Jan 27, 2021

After a vote by the board of trustees on Tuesday, January 26, the decision was made that Patrick Gandy, Ochsner Lafayette General’s current Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center’s CEO, will serve as the system’s new President and CEO after David’s transition.

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How cervical cancer screenings can save your life

Fox 8 | Jan 22, 2021

Dr. Diogo Torres, Gynecological Oncologist at Ochsner explains the importance of cancer screenings and how it can save lives.

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