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LSU Health Trauma Nurse Discusses Program Geared Towards Youths That are Victims of Gun Violence

Health Leader's Media | Jun 1, 2023

Ochsner LSU Health staff noticed an increase of children shot in Shreveport and decided to start a program in reaction to the gun violence. The hospital started the Protect Program for victims who are 17 years old or younger.

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WVUE | Jun 1, 2023

LOPA's partnership with Ochsner and the Baton Rouge Regional Eye bank

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Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Recognized by Newsweek as one of the Best Maternity Hospitals 2023

Lafourche Gazette | May 24, 2023

St. Anne, the only hospital recognized in our region is included in the highest rating category of five ribbons which includes only 159 hospitals.

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Ochsner Health, other Louisiana hospitals are in dire need of nurses; here's why

Nola.com | May 17, 2023

Ochsner, which has 42 hospitals and 200 clinics across Louisiana and Mississippi, is not alone.

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How Ochsner Health develops leaders ready to battle burnout

American Medical Association | May 16, 2023

Before the pandemic, AMA member Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, chief wellness officer at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, and other members of his team learned about a leadership program in North Carolina that led to a rise in engagement scores—a measure of interaction and interest in an organization—from the 50th percentile to the 95th at that health system.

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The advice 3 hospital CEOs remember most

Becker's Hospital Review | May 9, 2023

Beth Walker. CEO of Ochsner Baptist (New Orleans): I had an executive coach, and it was at a time when I had a lot of insecurities about my abilities. I was struggling with imposter syndrome and thinking, "Someday, somebody's going to wake up and realize I'm not all that good at what I do." I had this fear of people finding me out in a way.

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Monroe hospital listed as “birth ready” designation as of 2023

KNOE | May 9, 2023

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center is listed as a “birth ready” hospital for 2023 out of 32 hospitals across Louisiana.

The medical center first received the status back in 2021. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. Dian Terry, director of women’s and children’s at the hospital, says they want better health outcomes for women and their infants.

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Ochsner Lafayette General conducting free physicals for students in Acadiana

KATC | May 5, 2023

The event, free, regardless of insurance type, will take place from 2:30 to 7 pm on the third floor of the Medical Office Building located at 4212 W. Congress Street.

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Ochsner LSU Health Celebrates 3rd Anniversary of its St. Mary Medical Center

Biz Magazine | Apr 30, 2023

The facility has been recognized for outstanding patient experience with a 2022 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award from Press Ganey, was named a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group and is designated as a Birth Ready+ facility by the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative.

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Ochsner saves thousands with organ transplants and offers guidance for potential living donors

Nola.com | Apr 30, 2023

The Ochsner Transplant Institute in New Orleans provides unparalleled care and shorter wait times for organ transplant patients from across the Gulf South. Surgeons at the Institute have performed more than 8,700 successful life-saving liver, kidney, pancreas, lung and heart transplants. Patients from 42 states and 12 countries have received care at the Institute.

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