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.
Before the pandemic, AMA member Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, chief wellness officer at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, and other members of his team learned about a leadership program in North Carolina that led to a rise in engagement scores—a measure of interaction and interest in an organization—from the 50th percentile to the 95th at that health system.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationBeth Walker. CEO of Ochsner Baptist (New Orleans): I had an executive coach, and it was at a time when I had a lot of insecurities about my abilities. I was struggling with imposter syndrome and thinking, "Someday, somebody's going to wake up and realize I'm not all that good at what I do." I had this fear of people finding me out in a way.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewMONROE, La. (KNOE) - Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center is listed as a “birth ready” hospital for 2023 out of 32 hospitals across Louisiana.
The medical center first received the status back in 2021. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. Dian Terry, director of women’s and children’s at the hospital, says they want better health outcomes for women and their infants.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KNOEThe event, free, regardless of insurance type, will take place from 2:30 to 7 pm on the third floor of the Medical Office Building located at 4212 W. Congress Street.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON KATCThe facility has been recognized for outstanding patient experience with a 2022 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award from Press Ganey, was named a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group and is designated as a Birth Ready+ facility by the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Biz MagazineThe Ochsner Transplant Institute in New Orleans provides unparalleled care and shorter wait times for organ transplant patients from across the Gulf South. Surgeons at the Institute have performed more than 8,700 successful life-saving liver, kidney, pancreas, lung and heart transplants. Patients from 42 states and 12 countries have received care at the Institute.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Nola.comIn January 2020, Ochsner launched the Chemotherapy Care Companion, a digital, remote monitoring system. Using their smartphone, the MyOchsner app and an Ochsner-provided digital scale, blood pressure cuff and thermometer, patients fill out a digital form twice a day with information on their vital signs. They also answer a few brief questions that are tailored to their specific disease or treatment.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateOn March 29, Tracey Moffatt, Ochsner system chief nursing officer and system vice president of quality; Sheree Stephens, regional VP of quality at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport; and Donna Martin, chief nursing officer of Ochsner Baptist, met with Louisiana’s First Lady, Donna Hutto Edwards, to discuss human trafficking issues in Louisiana. The group met to talk about how health systems and community partners can collaborate to best meet the needs of victims throughout the state.
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