Ochsner Medical Center - Ochsner Hospital

Ochsner Medical Center, historically also known as Ochsner Clinic, Ochsner Hospital, and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, is a hospital in Jefferson, Louisiana, a short distance from the city limits of New Orleans.

History

Ochsner Celebrates 70 Years - Ochsner was founded in 1942 and celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2012. Take a walk through Ochsner's history from the establishment of the Ochsner Clinic ...

As the flagship of the Ochsner Health System, the non-profit hospital was founded by Dr. Alton Ochsner, opening as "Ochsner Clinic" on January 2, 1942.

Facilities

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The hospital currently has 473 acute care beds and is completely accredited by the Joint Commission of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO).

It includes acute and sub-acute facilities; centers of excellence Ochsner Cancer Institute, Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Center and Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute.

In 2010, it opened a new family birthing center in Baton Rouge.

It has been consistently rated one of the US' best hospitals by US News.

References

Pediatrics â€" Ochsner Hospital for Children | Ochsner Health System. Source : www.ochsner.org

Further reading

WSJ: Peek at Ochsner shows health care's shift away from .... Source : www.theadvocate.com

• Riddick, Jr, Frank A. (Spring 2007). "Ochsner in Literature â€" Fiction". Ochsner Journal. 7 (1): 40â€"43. PMC 3096338 . PMID 21603480. 

External links

Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge Patient Information | Ochsner .... Source : www.ochsner.org

• Ochsner Medical Center Official Site

Ochsner announces major Baton Rouge expansion: New office building .... Source : www.theadvocate.com