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Ochsner Health’s chief wellness officer ties health of hospital staff to patient safety

Chief Healthcare Executive | Aug 14, 2023

Girgrah and other healthcare leaders discussed the importance of strengthening the well-being of the workforce during a panel discussion at the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit. They emphasized the importance of wellness as a key quality indicator for hospitals and noted that high turnover can hurt the quality of care and the bottom line.

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Ochsner Health Improves Communities Through Healthcare Equity and Workforce Diversity

Savoy | Aug 4, 2023

Dr. Eboni Price- Haywood and Deborah Grimes are shaping healthcare through equity, diversity, and inclusion. To improve health outcomes and end longstanding racial disparities, it’s apparent that we must increase diversity in medicine. A groundbreaking new study in JAMA Network Open provides evidence, as researchers show Black people live longer when they have greater access to Black doctors in their communities.

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Ochsner Health Appoints Shashi Vangala as Chief Data Analytics Officer

Chief Data Officer Magazine | Aug 4, 2023

Ochsner Health, a not-for-profit health system based in the New Orleans metropolitan area of Southeast Louisiana, United States, has recently appointed Shashi Vangala as Chief Data Analytics Officer. Vangala is a transformational healthcare BI/Analytics executive with a wealth of experience working in the payers, providers, and pharmaceuticals/life sciences industries.

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Ochsner LSU Health doctor explains importance of setting sleep schedule for students

KSLA | Aug 3, 2023

While students are beginning to prepare their academic schedules, they may want to start preparing their sleep schedules for the upcoming school year.

Doctor Sheila Asghar, of Ochsner LSU Health, tells KSLA that a lack of sleep impacts children of all ages in various ways.

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Ochsner Lafayette General named best hospital in Southwest Louisiana in new report

The Advertiser | Aug 2, 2023

The medical center, which includes the Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital, Ochsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Hospital and the Ochsner Cancer Center of Acadiana, also was noted to have eight "high-performing" procedures and conditions, including acute kidney failure, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement, stroke and leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

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Why Ochsner Medical Center has been No. 1 hospital in Louisiana for 12 years

Becker's | Aug 2, 2023

Ochsner Medical Center, based in New Orleans, was ranked as the Best Hospital in Louisiana in 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report for the 12th year in a row.

The ranking was determined by analyzing factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience across over 4,500 hospitals. Only 12 percent of the evaluated hospitals received a Best Hospital ranking.

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Wearables, remote patient monitoring & the future of chronic care management with Richard Milani, MD

American Medical Association | Jul 31, 2023

Current capabilities of remote monitoring, using wearable technology for chronic disease management and future opportunities for practices with Richard Milani, MD, chief clinical transformation officer at Ochsner Health. AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger hosts.

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Ochsner CEO Pete November Joins Committee of 100

Biz New Orleans | Jul 25, 2023

The Committee of 100 for Economic Development has selected Pete November, chief executive officer of Ochsner Health, for membership in 2023. The Committee of 100 is a Louisiana business roundtable promoting public policy that makes Louisiana more competitive in retaining existing business and industry and attracting more innovative businesses to Louisiana.

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How Louisiana health systems are leaning on AI for clinical care: ChatGPT, predictive software

Nola.com | Jul 25, 2023

Hospital leaders said the new tools are not intended to replace any physicians, nurses or other health care providers. If anything, the technologies are being implemented to help clinicians shift their focus from trudging through tedious tasks to listening to their patients.

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Ochsner Rush Medical Center’s big award

WTOK | Jul 21, 2023

Ochsner Rush Medical Center is officially the best of the and now it has the hardware to prove it, receiving the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Gold quality achievement award with a target in type 2 diabetes honor roll.

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