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.
Ochsner Hospital is hosting blood drives this week to help with a statewide blood shortage.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WDSUMore than 2,000 people in Louisiana are waiting for an organ transplant at any given time. While many people think of organ donation as something that happens after a person’s death, living organ donation is safe, usually does not have negative impacts on the donor, and can be a life-saving procedure for someone else.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comOchsner provides cardiology care at its locations in Hammond, Prairieville, O’Neal Lane, The Grove, Iberville, Jefferson Place and Denham Springs. Each location offers a variety of appointment times for testing, imaging, exams and more. The O’Neal location also offers cardiac rehabilitation services five days a week.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Advocate“We served over 3,800 patients, we had over 6,000 visits. We have been involved in giving COVID vaccines, flu vaccines. We have been a part of food drives within the Baton Rouge community to provide fresh produce as well as bags of groceries to citizens.”
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON BR ProudOchsner Dietician Molly Kimball joins us in the kitchen for a healthier spin on food you can taste during festival season.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WWL-TVAs 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON USA TodayStudies show black women are more than likely to experience a complication or even death during child birth more than a white woman.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WWL-TVThe cancer center expansion includes a new pharmacy for patients involved with research and clinical trials, along with additional examination and consultation rooms.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewSt. 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON St. Bernard NewsAs 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.
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