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Rajan Patel, MD: Breaking New Ground in Minimally Invasive CV Care

Ochsner to hosts annual initiative to support local restaurants and food banks

BR Proud | May 31, 2022

Ochsner’s Eat Fit Dine Out Week begins June 3 through June 10. They encourage the community to celebrate local Eat Fit partners by dining at participating restaurants. Eat Fit is also encouraging residents to donate to local food banks.

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Population growth in Ascension Parish means more options to health care

WAFB | May 25, 2022

For a while in Ascension Parish, folks had access to just a few options when it came to medical treatment, but as more people moved into the area more medical facilities opened their doors. “Even when I got here 20 years ago, you know crossing Bayou Manchac to go into Baton Rouge was a big thing for patients to have to go get care. Now we are 20 years later, traffic is worse, you know there are more people out here,” says Dr. William Baird who practices internal medicine with Ochsner.

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New Ochsner health center coming to Gonzales in June: 'We're pretty excited'

The Advocate | May 25, 2022

The $25 million, 51,600-square-foot building, on South Burnside Avenue near its intersection with La. 30, will open June 14 with 18 exam rooms, a lab and a radiology suite. The second floor is built, currently empty and ready for available for expansion.

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$25 million Ochsner Health Center opens in Gonzales June 14

Gonzales Weekly Citizen | May 25, 2022

The two-story building comprises a total of 51,600 square feet of space. The first floor includes 18 exam rooms, a laboratory and a full radiology suite with MRI and mammography. The second floor is built for future growth. The large property has access from both Hwy. 30 and Hwy. 44, and it has ample space for additional future construction.

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Ochsner Health Receives $200K Grant from American Cancer Society

Biz New Orleans | May 23, 2022

Transportation is a common barrier to accessing healthcare, often creating a financial, logistical and emotional burden – both for the patient and caretakers. Unforeseen disruptions in public transportation can further intensify this issue for patients traveling from rural to urban areas for treatment. The US News & World Report ranked Louisiana No. 48 in the country for transportation after reviewing road and bridge quality, average commute times, and public transit issues.

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Ochsner Milk Bank in need of donations amid baby formula shortage

WBRZ | May 23, 2022

The donated breast milk is used for babies in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Ochsner says their supply is low and new donors are hard to come by these days as more mothers are choosing to breastfeed their newborns.

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Family Foundation Gives $2.5M to Expand Ochsner Program

Biz New Orleans | May 19, 2022

The Nathanson Family Foundation has generously gifted Ochsner Hospital for Children $2.5 million to support the expansion of its Congenital Heart Defect Program led by congenital cardiac surgeon Dr. Benjamin B. Peeler.

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How Mobility Is Taking Care of Patients and Providers

Health Tech Magazine | May 18, 2022

Ochsner Health recognized the value of mobile communication in medicine early on and has steadily increased its adoption, says Dr. Louis Jeansonne, chief medical information officer. Headquartered in New Orleans with 11 facilities in southern Louisiana and Mississippi, Ochsner now relies on features available on its Epic electronic medical records system to enable prompt, mobile communications for practitioners, says Jeansonne.

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Milk bank in need of donations amid formula shortage

WBRZ | May 18, 2022

he Milk Depot at Ochsner Medical Center says they are in need of mothers with surplus breast milk to donate.

With the nationwide commercial formula shortage, the milk bank at Ochsner Baptist has received calls from family members across the state requesting donor milk as a formula substitute for their newborn.

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Laura Wilt of Ochsner Health: CIO Spotlight

Healthcare Finance News | May 16, 2022

The chief information officer explains the ways the New Orleans health system uses emerging technologies to achieve its goals.

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