Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
More doctors and nurses were added to its staff, allowing more St. Bernard residents to receive care without having to leave the parish. It was a large-scale effort that did not go unnoticed by hospital employees.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comDr. Suma Satti, a thoracic medical oncologist with the Ochsner Cancer Institute, has won the Woman of the Year Award from the Mississippi-Louisiana region of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The philanthropic competition rewarded her for her $107,000 campaign to fight blood cancer.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comThe first ever woman CEO of Singing River Health System has officially been appointed. The Board of Trustees announced Thursday morning that Tiffany Murdock will serve as Chief Executive Officer after serving as interim CEO since February.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Health Leaders MediaOchsner Health Center – Gonzales announced Clayton F. Runfalo, M.D. as one of the main primary care physicians at this new location. Dr. Runfalo has practiced family medicine and urgent care in the Capital area since 2014, including the last several years in Gonzales.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Gonzales WeeklyIn recognition of the high quality of its stroke care and dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and lifesaving care, St. Tammany Health System has been recognized by the American Heart Association with a 2022 Get With The Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus achievement award.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comDr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell discusses Black maternal health and the efforts being made to provide more support for Black women and how their health is addressed.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON ABC NewsIn an interview with Good Morning America, Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, Board-Certified OBGYN and Head of Women’s Services at Ochsner Medical Center, said the U.S. spends a majority of their gross domestic product on healthcare but has the worst outcome.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WGNOAs the director of high reliability and patient safety at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, it’s Kenesha Bradley’s job to know the ins and outs of her department, from the perspectives of patients and clinical staff, the better to drive favorable outcomes for each within the health system. Bradley works to promote evidence-based practices and to evaluate current processes as well as efforts undertaken to improve them. She helps to position her team to take advantage of opportunities to do better in ways that bring everyone along.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON OR Today Magazine“We are pleased to add Dr. Gonzalez to our growing medical staff. We will be able to provide additional cardiology services to the members of our community,” said LeBlanc. “With the addition of Dr. Gonzalez practicing in our community, it will enable us to expand our existing services and help us to continue our goal of keeping people at home for their healthcare needs,” LeBlanc added.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Lafourche GazetteOchsner Hospital for Children is quickly becoming a national pediatric health care leader, with three specialties ranked in the top 50 in the country according to U.S. News and World Report. The publication also named the hospital the best of its kind in the state. This is the sixth consecutive year Ochsner has garnered recognition.
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