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Ochsner Medical Center
Map
Geography
LocationJefferson, Louisiana, United States
Organization
Care systemPrivate
Funding501(c)3 Not-For-Profit
Affiliated universityUniversity of Queensland School of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Services
Beds473
History
Opened1942
Links
Websitehttp://www.ochsner.org/
ListsHospitals in Louisiana

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

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

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.[1]

In 2010, it opened a new family birthing center in Baton Rouge.[2]

It has been consistently rated one of the US' best hospitals by US News.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ochsner.org/locations/ochsner_main_campus/
  2. ^ http://livingstonparishnews.com/news/image_cd5e95b0-473d-11df-9bd4-001cc4c002e0.html
  3. ^ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals

Further reading

  • Riddick, Jr, Frank A. (Spring 2007). "Ochsner in Literature — Fiction". Ochsner Journal. 7 (1): 40–43. PMC 3096338. PMID 21603480. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)


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