Ochsner Health System

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Ochsner Health System
Company type Private (not-for-profit)
Industry Health care
FoundedJanuary 2, 1942;83 years ago (1942-01-02)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Founders Alton Ochsner
Headquarters Ochsner Medical Center,
Jefferson, Louisiana
,
United States
Number of locations
46 hospitals, 370 health & urgent care centers [1]  (2023)
Area served
Key people
  • Pete November (president and CEO) [2] [3]
RevenueUS$7.3 billion (2023) [4] [1]
Number of employees
38,000 [1]
Website www.ochsner.org
Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, Louisiana, which houses the administrative headquarters of Ochsner Health System Ochsner Garage View Jefferson Louisiana Dec 2016 13.jpg
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 2023 it is the largest non-profit, academic healthcare system operating in Louisiana, with 46 hospitals and over 370 health and urgent care centers across the Gulf South. [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] and is among the largest hospitals in America. [11] It also has other clinics and medical centers in Greater New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe, Lafayette, and other locations across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. [1] [12]

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History

Ochsner was founded by Dr. Alton Ochsner. [13]

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. [14]

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. [15] [16] [17] [18] In 2021 Oschner stated that employees with spouses who did not take the COVID-19 vaccine will pay more for health insurance. [19]

Ochsner reported a drop of $74M in operating income in 2021, attributed to the effects of Hurricane Ida and the COVID-19 pandemic. [20]

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

Mississippi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ochsner Health 2023 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  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. ↑ Condon, Alan (2024-04-30). "Ochsner sees $200M operating improvement in 2023". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Ochsner Locations". ochsner.org. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Ochsner Health: History" . Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  7. 1 2 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. ↑ "100 of the largest hospitals and health systems in America". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Ochsner Medical Center". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  13. ↑ "Ochsner Health: Founding Fathers of Ochsner". ochsner.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Treisman, Rachel (2021-08-30). "Louisiana And Mississippi Were Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Cases. Then Ida Struck". NPR . Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  16. ↑ Westwood, Rosemary (2021-08-10). "Louisiana's Struggle To Get Its Health Care Workers Vaccinated Against COVID". NPR . Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  17. ↑ Morris, Amanda (2021-08-30). "Louisiana is grappling with oxygen shortages in Ida's aftermath". New York Times . Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Plescia, Marissa (2021-11-12). "Ochsner's operating income drops by $72M, blames Hurricane Ida, COVID-19 pandemic". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  21. ↑ "Oschner St. Anne". Oschner Health System. Retrieved 2021-10-08. 4608 Highway 1 Raceland, LA 70394 - See CDP map
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