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Ochsner, Terrebonne General invest $2M in Louisiana nursing school

Becker's Hospital Review | Jun 1, 2021

The investment from New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and Houma, La.-based Terrebonne General will go toward the construction of a new, state-of-the-art facility. The partnership will also allow the school to more than triple the nursing and allied health program's enrollment capacity, as well as double its faculty size.

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Staying Safe In The Heat This Summer

WWL TV | May 31, 2021

A doctor with Ochsner Urgent Care shared tips on how to stay safe in the heat this summer, including the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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Skin Cancer Awareness Month: how to protect your skin from the sun

WAFB | May 28, 2021

Dr. Kelli Hall, Dermatologist at Ochsner said summer skin care is important because your skin is your body’s biggest organ and accounts for about 15% of your body weight. She said that hydration is a big part of skin care in addition to sunblock and sun proof clothing.

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Smallest-ever baby born in Louisiana marks one year since leaving NICU

ArkLaTex | May 27, 2021

When Dionna Ambrielle Miracle Taylor was born at 23 weeks and two days on January 27, 2020 at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, she weighed just 11 ounces.

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Ochsner Health and the business case for centralized of TeleSitting — 5 insights

Becker's Hospital Review | May 26, 2021

During a virtual featured session sponsored by AvaSure as part of Becker's Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting in May, two telemedicine leaders from New Orleans-based Ochsner Health joined AvaSure's Chief Clinical Innovation Officer to discuss how a TeleSitter program in a hub and spoke format can deliver clinical and financial benefits to health systems.

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Ochsner partners with health startup to offer digital counseling for its employees

Baton Rouge Business Report | May 25, 2021

Ochsner will introduce Cabana through a staggered rollout to its 30,000 employees starting this month. Ochsner staff will be able to connect with peers from health care systems across the country to discuss issues they face individually and as health care professionals.

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No-cost Certified Nursing Assistant program becomes reality in St. Tammany Parish

Nola.com | May 25, 2021

Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Health partnered recently with Northshore Technical Community College and Tri-Parish Works to offer students a Certified Nursing Assistant program at no cost to them.

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Ochsner provides COVID vaccine for hospitality workers approaching busy season

BR Proud | May 25, 2021

Ochsner officials say it’s crucial for hospitality workers to get the shot now as we approach a busy tourist season. these workers are vulnerable to the virus because they are the ones in contact with people from all over the country.

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How Ochsner Health uses remote monitoring to treat COVID patients

American Medical Association | May 24, 2021

Richard Milani, MD, chief clinical transformation officer at Ochsner Health, and Sandra Kemmerly, MD, system medical director of hospital quality at Ochsner Health, discuss how the health system frees up ICU beds by implementing a remote monitoring program to treat COVID-19 patients.

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Ochsner Health opens vaccine site at Lakeside Shopping Center

New Orleans City Business | May 18, 2021

It is open seven days a week during regular mall hours. Appointments are encouraged and walk-ins are welcome at the site as supply allows.

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