Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.
Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Ochsner, joined the "Becker's Healthcare Podcast" to discuss Ochsner’s history, technological innovations in digital health and health equity research. Below is an excerpt from the conversation, and the entire episode can be heard here.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewOchsner’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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON BR ProudFor 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WAFBThe $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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateThe 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Gonzales Weekly CitizenTransportation 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansThe 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WBRZThe 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz New OrleansOchsner 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.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Health Tech Magazinehe 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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