Please scroll all the way to the bottom to learn about all of Ochsner's facilities Medical/Surgical Unit
Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 22 private rooms
- Specialize in care of patients following surgical and/or invasive procedures, as well as medical admits
- 12 hour shifts with every other weekend off
- Manual Documentation
Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 32 beds
- Specialize in care of patients with general medicine and surgical conditions, Orthopedics, and Cancer
- 12 hour shifts (6 to 6) with every other weekend off
- Manual Documentation
- ALOS – 5 days
Telemetry Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 38 beds
- Specialize in cardiac and general medical/surgical patients
- 12 hour shifts (6 to 6) with every other weekend off
- Manual Documentation
Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital
Medical Surgical Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 28 beds total - 22 inpatient beds, and 6 ambulatory surgery beds
- Specialize in telemetry, post-partal, pediatric, orthopedic surgery, and medical patients
- Two-and-three schedule to provide a three day weekend – every other weekend
- Manual documentation
- ALOS – 4 days
Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank
Medical Surgical Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 55 beds
- Specialize in care of postoperative, medicine & orthopedic patients
- 12 hour shifts with every other weekend off
- Manual Documentation
- ALOS – 3 days
Cardiovascular Telemetry Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 56 beds
- 16 private rooms; 40 semi-private
- Specialize in Chest pain, post MI, Post op CABG, Post maker insertion, angiograms, angioplasty, HTN, dialysis, Electrolyte Imbalance, hyper/hypoglycemia, any patient population with cardiac history
- 12 hour shifts with every other weekend off
- Flowsheet Documentation
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
Cardiology Intermediate Care Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- Part of Ochsner’s Heart and Vascular Institute
- 25 private rooms, 3 nurses’ stations
- Specialize in care of patients with Unstable Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Congestive Heart Failure/Cardiomyopathy, Dysrhythmias, Syncope, and Valvular Heart Disease
- 12 hour shifts; 5 to 1 patient ratio
- Electronic Documentation
- ALOS – 2-3 days
Internal Medicine/Telemetry Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- Part of Ochsner’s Joint Commission Certified Stroke Program
- 34 private rooms
- Specialize in care of patients with Stroke, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, mental status changes, hypertension, hyperglycemia, pneumonia, and abdominal pain
- Various shifts available with every other weekend off; 5:1 patient ratio
- Electronic Documentation
- ALOS – 4 days
Medical Surgical Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 42 beds
- Bariatric Center of Excellence
- Specialize in urology, nephrology, telemetry, and bariatric surgery
- 12 hour shifts with every other weekend off
- Electronic documentation
- ALOS – 3-4 days
Oncology Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 44 beds
- Specialize in medical oncological patients including solid tumors and blood disorders, chemo induced side effects, GYN Oncology medical and surgical patients, and hysterectomies (abdominal, laparoscopic, and robotic)
- 8 to 12 hour shifts
- Electronic documentation
- ALOS – 3 days
Post-Op Surgical Services
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 45 beds
- Specialize in post- surgical care of orthopedics, neurosurgery, colon and rectal surgery, PCA and PCEA pain control pumps
- 12 hour shifts with every other weekend off
- Electronic documentation
- ALOS – 4 days
Short Stay Unit
- Outpatient and inpatient care unit
- 18 private rooms
- Specialize in short stay patients from the Emergency Unit and Surgery, patients needing blood transfusions, plastic and eye surgery, abdominal pain, and dehydration
- 12 hour shifts with every other Saturday off
- Electronic Documentation
- ALOS – 24 to 48 hours
Short Stay Cardiac Unit
- Outpatient and inpatient care unit
- Part of Ochsner’s Heart and Vascular Institute
- 18 private rooms
- Specialize in care of patients pre and post cardiac procedures
- 12 hour shifts with every other Saturday off
- Electronic Documentation
- ALOS – 24 hours
Transplant Step-Down Unit
- Adult inpatient care unit
- 34 private rooms
- Specialize in pre and post organ transplant patients (heart, kidney, liver, pancreas, post lung), stepdown, and high acuity surgical patients
- Acuity adaptable unit
- 12 hour shifts with every third weekend off
- Electronic documentation
