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Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), a newly established medical school in New Orleans founded by Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansOchsner Health proudly announces that 21 Ochsner nurses have been named to the 2024 Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana list by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation. This recognition highlights the contributions and commitment to excellence demonstrated by Ochsner’s nursing staff.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansOchsner Health is going all-in on ambient AI voice technology for its thousands of doctors and has inked an enterprise agreement to roll out DeepScribe's technology across its health system.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Fierce HealthcareHealthcare is rapidly changing, presenting challenges to new physicians and the organizations that train them.
The rise of AI, new technologies, patient demands and increased awareness in social determinants of health and equity have pushed leaders and organizations to change how they evaluate healthcare workers' preparedness as they enter the field. In many cases — when addressing equity, for example — physicians are not always trained in how to address or screen for these issues.
These needs are fueling a push to update how medical schools train physicians for the future of healthcare. Some systems have already started making changes.
Change is coming, but here are a few more urgent needs for medical education that deserve focus, according to five leaders who connected with Becker's:
Ochsner Ventures has announced the creation of the Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund, a $10 million fund for investments in early-stage, innovative health and health-adjacent companies in Louisiana.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansBecker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their focus for the remainder of the year.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewTo recognize such hospitals, U.S. News developed a methodology defining the 2024-2025 Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access. The resulting list of 98 hospitals – published here for the first time – expands on a smaller group of hospitals recognized last month. Hospitals on this expanded list were recognized for excellent performance in both quality and measures related to access to care for historically underserved communities.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON U.S. News & World ReportFor the 13th consecutive year, Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans (OMC), inclusive of Ochsner Medical Center- West Bank and Ochsner Baptist, has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals, ranking as the Best Hospital in Louisiana and the No. 1 hospital in the New Orleans metro area.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Associated PressEighty-eight New Orleans-area companies were recently honored as part of The Times-Picayune’s annual program to determine the top places to work across the region.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Times-PicayuneMuch is expected of the new Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine. Also known as XOCOM, the school aims to help alleviate Louisiana’s severe physician shortage, boost diversity in the physician workforce, reduce health inequities and revitalize downtown New Orleans.
The new institution, a collaborative effort between Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana, does not have a projected opening date. That will come after it earns accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which is typically a three- to five-year process. But it does have a location, the 26-story Benson Tower, which already houses Ochsner Health’s administrative offices.
And a founding dean has been named, Leonardo Seoane, MD, executive vice president and chief academic officer at Ochsner Health.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical Association