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.
Health officials from Ochsner say the Pfizer vaccine is available to anyone age 12 or older, with parental consent for minors, and the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available to anyone age 18 or older.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON BR ProudThis episode features Chuck Daigle, CEO at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. Here, he discusses his top priorities, what he’s most excited about for the future, and more.
Ochsner is performing the clinical trial in their New Orleans and Shreveport locations, and now children from Baton Rouge are volunteering to join. Presley Beck, 10, says she's ready to see the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WBRZThe Ochsner Health Center on O’Neal in Baton Rouge has expanded its cardiology diagnostics program after more patients have presented with heart issues after contracting COVID-19. The expansion is part of a $4.8 million renovation project at that location.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON BR ProudSeven-year-old Russell Bright squeezed his dad’s hand tightly as tests of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine started Monday in Louisiana for children ages 5 through 11.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON ABC NewsThe future of cancer is here in Covington at Ochsner’s and St. Tammany Health System’s new 75-000 square foot cancer care center on the North Shore.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WGNOOchsner Health mental performance coach, Warren Fitzmorris, says all athletes, coaches, parents and guardians need to focus on the mind. "We do a great job of being physically prepared to play sports, and other activities. We haven't always spent a lot of time on the mental," Fitzmorris says.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WDSUThis phase is actually a trial for the 2 shot Pfizer vaccine for kids 5-11 years of age. Ochsner is one of two sites taking place statewide, in what is a global trial of 4,500 children.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WGNOSlidell Memorial Hospital made two key appointments this spring, selecting Kimberly Walker as Chief Nursing Officer and Patrick Bolander as Chief Financial Officer.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comOchsner, a member of the AMA Health System Program, started Connected MOM to offer a more patient-friendly, convenient option which reduced in-person clinical visits for women with low-risk pregnancies by giving them tools such as digital scales and Bluetooth-enabled blood-pressure cuffs that allowed them to take readings and transmit them via the electronic medical record to their physician and care team.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical Association