Ochsner Completes Part of $360M Campus Expansion

Black Maternal Health Week: 'We have to do better,' support, listen to Black moms, experts and loved ones say

USA Today | Apr 16, 2022

As the nation recognizes Black Maternal Health Week this week, experts want to keep the stories of women and birthing people at the forefront. They want them to feel supported, their child bearing experiences celebrated and protected, and systems to be improved and held accountable.

April is Black Maternal Health week

WWL-TV | Apr 15, 2022

Studies show black women are more than likely to experience a complication or even death during child birth more than a white woman.

Ochsner plans $10M cancer center expansion

Becker's Hospital Review | Apr 15, 2022

The cancer center expansion includes a new pharmacy for patients involved with research and clinical trials, along with additional examination and consultation rooms.

St. Bernard Parish Hospital Names New Assistant Vice President of Nursing

St. Bernard News | Apr 13, 2022

St. Bernard Parish Hospital (SBPH) has named Brian Swaim its Assistant Vice President of Nursing (AVP). Swaim brings 22 years of medical experience to SBPH, previously serving in leadership roles in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Ochsner continues to grow its Baton Rouge cancer center; see what else is in the works

The Advocate | Apr 12, 2022

As part of a $10 million project, the health care system plans to build a specialty pharmacy for cancer drugs at the Ochsner Cancer Center in its O’Neal Lane complex. Ochsner already has a cancer-related pharmacy at The Grove off Interstate 10 near Siegen Lane and is building a similar pharmacy on Industriplex Boulevard near Siegen.

Ochsner Health Center-Lockport Reopens 8 Months After Hurricane Ida

Biz New Orleans | Apr 12, 2022

On Tuesday, April 12, Ochsner Health Center–Lockport reopened for the first time since Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 26, 2021. The primary care health center was extensively damaged by the Category 4 storm, as was much of the Bayou Region.

National ‘Donate Life’ month remembers organ, tissue, eye donors

KPLC-TV | Apr 11, 2022

In honor of national ‘Donate Life’ month, Christus Ochsner Hospital raised the flag in remembrance of local organ donors.

Among those honored, was Castille Anthony Hebert. His wife, Elaine Hebert spoke about her husband and the impact he was able to make as an organ donor, even after he passed away two years ago.

Ochsner Surgeon Elected VP of State’s Orthopaedic Association

Biz New Orleans | Apr 11, 2022

Leslie Sisco-Wise, MD was elected first vice president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association (LOA) at the 2022 LOA Annual Meeting in New Orleans on March 19. Next year, Dr. Sisco-Wise will ascend to the leadership role of president making her the first woman to serve as president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.

You might help save a life, starting with a cheek swab and a new bone marrow registry at Ochsner

Nola.com | Apr 8, 2022

For some patients, a bone-marrow transplant is the only cure for their blood disorder, said Dr. Zoe Larned, the system chair for hematology-oncology at Ochsner Health.

Ochsner Baton Rouge chosen by US Dept. of Defense to participate in knee injury medical trial

BR Proud | Apr 7, 2022

According to Ochsner Baton Rouge, the STaR Trial Network consists of 25 military and academic medical centers and over 50 of the best knee surgeons in the U.S. and Canada.

The medical director of Ochsner Baton Rouge’s sports medicine program says these types of knee injuries require extremely specialized care and training, comparing surgery necessary to transplant surgery.