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Ochsner Health System
Company type Private ( not-for-profit)
Industry Health care
FoundedJanuary 2, 1942; 82 years ago (1942-01-02)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Founders Alton Ochsner
Headquarters Ochsner Medical Center,
Jefferson, Louisiana
,
United States
Number of locations
40 hospitals, 100 health centers & sites [1] (2021)
Area served
Key people
  • Pete November (president and CEO) [2] [3]
RevenueUS$4.3 billion (2021) [4]
Number of employees
32,000 [1]
Website www.ochsner.org
Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, Louisiana, which houses the administrative headquarters of Ochsner Health System

Ochsner Health System is a not-for-profit health system based in the New Orleans metropolitan area of southeast Louisiana, United States. [5] As of 2021 it is the largest non-profit, academic healthcare system operating in Louisiana, with 40 medical facilities across the state. [1] [6] [7] Its flagship hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, has been ranked the number one hospital in Louisiana for the past decade. [8] [9] [10] It also has other clinics and medical centers in Greater New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe, Lafayette, and other locations across Louisiana and Mississippi. [11]

History

Ochsner was founded by Dr. Alton Ochsner. [12]

Adeptus Health reached an agreement with the Ochsner Health System to build and operate emergency rooms in Louisiana under the Ochsner name in September 2016. [13]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana, the Ochsner Health System was strained by surges in patient volume. In part, efforts to provide healthcare were complicated by resistance to vaccination among healthcare workers, and the effects of Hurricane Ida. [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2021 Oschner stated that employees with spouses who did not take the COVID-19 vaccine will pay more for health insurance. [6]

Ochsner reported a drop of $74M in operating income in 2021, attributed to the effects of Hurricane Ida and the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

In June 2021, a significant Gulf Coast expansion was announced. [7] Ochsner took over Rush Health System in Mississippi and Alabama.

Ochsner Health System hospitals

Louisiana

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center campuses (formerly Lafayette General Health System)

  • Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (formerly Lafayette General Medical Center) - Lafayette
  • Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital (formerly Abrom Memorial Hospital) - Kaplan
  • Ochsner Acadia General Hospital (formerly American Legion Acadia Post 15 Hospital) - Crowley
  • Ochsner St. Martin Hospital (formerly Gary Memorial Hospital) - Breaux Bridge
  • Heart and Vascular Center of Acadiana - Lafayette
  • Ochsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Hospital - Lafayette
  • Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital - Lafayette
  • Ochsner University Hospital (formerly LSU University Medical Center) - Lafayette
• Ochsner/Rush Hospital -Meridian, Mississippi

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ochsner Health: History". Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare". modernhealthcare.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. ^ "Warner Thomas, President and CEO of Ochsner Health, Named as Trustee to American Hospital Association Board". bizneworleans.com. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. ^ a b Plescia, Marissa (2021-11-12). "Ochsner's operating income drops by $72M, blames Hurricane Ida, COVID-19 pandemic". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. ^ "Ochsner Locations". ochsner.org. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. ^ a b Bellware, Kim (2021-10-05). "Workers with unvaccinated spouses will pay more for insurance, a Louisiana health system says". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. ^ a b Woodruff, Emily (2021-06-17). "Ochsner Health to take over 7-hospital Mississippi-based provider in major Gulf Coast expansion". nola.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  8. ^ "U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals". health.usnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  9. ^ Cristina, Victoria (2020-07-28). "Ochsner ranked '#1 Hospital in Louisiana' by U.S. News & World Report". WGNO. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  10. ^ "Greater New Orleans Inc.: Health Sciences". ochsner.org. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  11. ^ "Ochsner Medical Center". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  12. ^ "Ochsner Health: Founding Fathers of Ochsner". ochsner.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  13. ^ Griggs, Ted (September 19, 2015). "Ochsner Health System, Adeptus Health Partner on Stand-Alone Emergency Rooms in Greater New Orleans". The Advocate. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  14. ^ Treisman, Rachel (2021-08-30). "Louisiana And Mississippi Were Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Cases. Then Ida Struck". NPR. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  15. ^ Westwood, Rosemary (2021-08-10). "Louisiana's Struggle To Get Its Health Care Workers Vaccinated Against COVID". NPR. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  16. ^ Morris, Amanda (2021-08-30). "Louisiana is grappling with oxygen shortages in Ida's aftermath". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  17. ^ Gooch, Amanda; Paavola, Alia (2021-08-30). "Louisiana hospitals grapple with Hurricane Ida: Generator failures, roof damage and more". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  18. ^ "Oschner St. Anne". Oschner Health System. Retrieved 2021-10-08. 4608 Highway 1 Raceland, LA 70394 - See CDP map

External links

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