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Make-A-Wish is expanding its presence and leadership in Louisiana with more than 300 children across the state currently on the waiting list. Two of the newest board members bring depth through their professional dedication to children and families. Dana Bledsoe, CEO of Ochsner Children’s, contributes an invaluable perspective from the front lines of pediatric healthcare. Her extensive executive leadership experience and commitment to compassionate care help ensure that medically fragile children remain central to the chapter’s mission.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansOchsner Health’s digital hypertension program helps patients manage hypertension, reduces acute care use and advances value-based care.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationNew Orleans-based Ochsner Health plans to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, effective May 31.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewMost of us think of brain health as all-or-nothing: You’re either sharp or you’re forgetful. Either aging is going well, or it isn’t.
But what if brain health is less like our eye color – something that’s fixed and predetermined – and more like physical fitness – something that can be strengthened and practiced over time?
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateOchsner MD Anderson Cancer Center will become the first facility in the southern United States to offer biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT), a cutting-edge treatment approved by the FDA for patients with primary or metastatic lung and bone tumors. The center will join only seven other sites worldwide providing the therapy.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON New Orleans CityBusinessOchsner Health in New Orleans has named Mark French chief supply chain officer.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewDavid Barrington, a gynecologic oncologist at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. “We're getting more and more data that even one dose of the HPV vaccine (without a booster later in life) is effective at preventing any infection.”
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateBecker’s Healthcare is proud to recognize exceptional chief medical officers serving hospitals and health systems nationwide. These physician executives are instrumental in elevating patient safety, upholding rigorous quality standards, strengthening collaboration between executive leadership and medical staff, and guiding risk management efforts.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewNew Orleans-based Ochsner Health launched a virtual emergency department in October 2024 to address persistent overcrowding across its hospitals in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The model is part of a broader effort to centralize patient flow and coordinate care across the system’s more than 45 hospitals.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Health ITHeart disease has long been considered a condition that primarily affects older adults, but Ochsner Health physicians say that perception no longer matches reality. Increasingly, they are diagnosing serious heart conditions in people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, some of whom initially appear healthy and active.
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