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.
Medical workers at Ochsner Baton Rouge got their second coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. It’s been three weeks since they got the first one. Ochsner was one of the first stops in the nation for the new vaccine.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WAFBOchsner Baton Rouge is building out a new $6.8 million pediatric clinic that will occupy nearly a full floor of the Ochsner Medical Complex The Grove over the next six months.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateOchsner Health System on Monday began giving second doses of the Pfizer vaccine to healthcare workers. The second shot is given three weeks after the first injection.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Fox 8Cuteness overload! These beautiful babies were born on Christmas Day.
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VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Advocate"This is huge,” said Dr. Katherine Baumgarten. “It really is a big moment in time. We’ve been waiting a long time for the vaccine to be here. We’ve seen a lot of people that have been sick. People that have died. People that have been in our hospital. Our colleagues.”
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON U.S. News and World ReportBut this vaccine is monumentally different. Developed in record time, it is expected, eventually, to help end a pandemic that has crippled much of life in the United States — and globally — for the better part of a year.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Washington PostIt’s a day that we have been planning for, preparing for and praying for about 9 months now, and of course, this is the beginning of the end (of the pandemic).
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WDSUDuring the pandemic, healthcare workers have been on the front lines providing care to patients with and without the virus. They have shown up ready to work, while navigating changing state and federal guidelines, as well as concerns about getting sick or infecting their loved ones.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewAs the first coronavirus vaccine was being authorized in the U.S., Ochsner Health System officials said Friday they were preparing to inoculate thousands of front-line workers in their 40-hospital system while dealing with a sharp increase in hospitalized COVID-19 patients across the state.
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