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.
Two south Louisiana senior living providers were honored for their commitment to employees.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comOchsner: Is it dangerous for my teenager to turn to TikTok for medical advice?
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WVUEOchsner Health and Delgado Community College have completed a $44 million building on Delgado's New Orleans campus that will house the college's Allied Health Division and Charity School of Nursing programs, a marked step in the partnership between the New Orleans institutions that aims to bolster the health care workforce and improve health outcomes.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comDr. Stanley Hoang, a neurosurgeon at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, is the first physician in the state of Louisiana to perform a robotic single position prone lumbar fusion surgery using the Medtronic Mazor robot. The surgery, which is used to treat disc problems in the lower back, is typically performed in two parts.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KTBSA tour of the 120,000-square-foot center showcased the facility equipped with a simulation hospital and modern classrooms, that will be utilized to train the next wave of health professionals in Louisiana. The demand would provide more job opportunities while meeting critical workforce demands.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WGNOIn honor of that, the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) and Christus Ochsner St. Patrick partnered together to raise the donate life flag to honor organ, tissue, and eye donors.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KPLC-TVOchsner Blood Bank has announced upcoming blood donation events in the Greater New Orleans area for the month of April. Ochsner is working to meet people where they are by bringing blood donation opportunities to locations throughout the southeast region. Appointments can be made online; however, walk-ups are welcome.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON My New OrleansMina implanted the Impella CP device in Scott's chest which allowed his heart to rest before the stent procedure. Although, efforts were made with the Impella device, Scott's oxygen levels began to decrease and he was place on ECMO, a life-support device that provides oxygen to the lungs.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Shreveport TimesOchsner Health is a recognized organization of the AMA Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program and a member of the AMA Health System Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationNew Orleans-based Ochsner Health has tapped Claire Chitwood to oversee two hospitals as divisional chief operating officer.
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