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.
Eleven Ochsner Health System facilities, including four partner hospitals, were awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. This designation recognizes efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Baton Rouge Business ReportAfter being diagnosed with a severe spinal deformity, a local teen is thankful for the doctor who not only reinforced her back but reinforced her desire to become a doctor.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WDSUFor years, turkey has taken the blame for all those Thanksgiving naps but, according to Ochsner weight loss dietitian/nutritionist Grace E. Mansfield, RD, LDN, it’s not fair to blame the turkey.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WAFBA new health insurance plan offered by Ochsner Health Network to Walmart’s New Orleans area employees has put the world’s largest retailer ahead of Amazon when it comes to offering unique new health benefit options to its workers.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON ForbesOchsner Health System is now offering a consumer-facing virtual visit platform for urgent care visits called Ochsner Anywhere Care. Louisianans can now connect with board-certified primary care providers for secure, live, on-demand video visits, thanks to Ochsner’s partnership with American Well, a leading telehealth platform.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON WAFBOchsner Health System and Slidell Memorial Hospital have entered into a lease agreement with Pelican Urgent Care to jointly operate Pelican's Slidell location.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Advocate“Salmonella is sneaky. You can’t see it, you can’t smell it, and it doesn’t change the taste of your food. It’s not until you start experiencing symptoms that you find out you’ve been exposed to it,” Dr. Megan Butler, a family medicine physician with Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana, said.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON HealthlineThe project was awarded a $1.6 million grant by the National Institutes of Health on Oct. 4. Dr. Eboni Price-Haywood, the director of the Ochsner Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research said that Ochsner has made changes to their current prescribing system to avoid overprescribing opioid-related medications.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNearly 20-percent of children in Louisiana have special healthcare needs, however resources for help has been limited. The Boh Center is expanding access to pediatric subspecialty services and behavior and developmental pediatric resources for thousands of patients.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON FOX8 (WVUE)The September 2018 edition of American Airline's inflight magazine "American Way" highlights Louisiana as a great place to live, work, play and invest. Ochsner Health System President and CEO Warner Thomas is featured in the magazine’s “The Trailblazers” feature along with LSU President F. King Alexander, CenturyLink President and CEO Jeff Storey, Entergy Chairman and CEO Leo Denault, Tulane University President Michael Fitts and Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser.
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