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Ochsner Baptist Medical Center

Ochsner has begun a phased, multi-year plan for renovations and service expansion at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center in uptown New Orleans. So far we have invested more than $20 million to reopen 22 medical/surgical beds, a three-bed intensive care unit, two endoscopy suites and a Women’s Imaging Center for mammograms and bone mineral density testing. The work is not complete, however, and physicians and patients can look forward to a new emergency department, renovations of the Clara Wing bringing additional in-patient beds and the completion of plans for a Senior Living Center in the former main hospital building. Ochsner relies on a strong network of philanthropic support to keep initiatives like building a better Baptist going. We recognize that our communities are in need of innovative, outstanding healthcare, and we are working hard to deliver. Help us bring more care, more services and more peace of mind to Uptown New Orleans. For more information about Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, please call Charel Katz, Director of Philanthropic Programs, Department of Philanthropy, at (504) 842-7111. To make a tax-deductible gift to Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, please complete and submit this secure online gift form. For information on other giving opportunities at Ochsner, please call (504) 842-7110 or explore using the buttons at right. And, you can make your gift online with our secure online gift form.

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Cancer

Cancer changes your life twice – the day you know you have it, and the day you know you’re going to beat it. Cancer survivors never look at life in quite the same way they did before. Suddenly, there is time enough for that second cup of coffee. A favorite pastime becomes holding your child while she sleeps. Or lying in the grass watching the clouds roll by. Nothing is boring...nothing is too silly to try...and nothing is more perfect than what you are doing right now. Each day becomes a full 24 hours long. And every second is precious. Because every second is precious, and because Louisiana has the highest cancer mortality rate in the nation according to statistics from the American Cancer Society, we need your help to build a new, state-of-the-art cancer center at Ochsner Medical Center. This facility will be unlike any other facility available to cancer patients in the region spanning from Houston to Birmingham, and will also bring an advanced cancer treatment center to communities on the North Shore. Though our cancer services are already approved by the Commission on Cancer, a service of American College of Surgeons, and on the list of outstanding cancer treatment centers in the United States, we need to do more for our community. And you can be a part of it. For more information about the Ochsner Cancer Institute, please call Scott Childers, Vice President, Department of Philanthropy, at (504) 842-7120. To make a tax-deductible gift to the Ochsner Cancer Institute, please complete and submit this secure online gift form. For information on other giving opportunities at Ochsner, please call (504) 842-7110 or explore using the buttons at right. And, you can make your gift online with our secure online gift form.

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The John Ochsner, M.D. Heart and Vascular Institute (JOHVI)

According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, was the number one killer of Louisianans in 2004, accounting for 32% of all deaths. In 2004, over 13,000 Louisianans died due to heart disease and stroke, and Louisiana had the seventh highest mortality rate due to heart disease among the 50 states and ninth highest mortality rate for stroke. The John Ochsner, M.D. Heart and Vascular Institute (JOHVI) responds to this crisis by providing patients a comprehensive cardiac and peripheral vascular care center consisting of six sections representing a continuum of care unmatched in the Gulf Coast region. Through ongoing research initiatives, physician training programs and clinical trials, JOHVI continues to set the standard for diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. JOHVI enjoys a national and international reputation for excellence in heart disease management. Through the efforts of our physicians, medical staff and research teams, we have developed breakthrough approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. By providing the finest patient care available anywhere, combined with modern and technologically sophisticated diagnostic and treatment capabilities, Ochsner offers a complete and comprehensive approach to the management of cardiovascular disease. For more information about the John Ochsner, M.D. Heart and Vascular Institute, please call Scott Childers, Vice President, Department of Philanthropy, at (504) 842-7120. To make a tax-deductible gift to the John Ochsner, M.D. Heart and Vascular Institute, please complete and submit this secure online gift form. For information on other giving opportunities at Ochsner, please call (504) 842-7110 or explore using the buttons at right. And, you can make your gift online with our secure online gift form.

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Pediatrics

According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, about 65,000 babies are born in Louisiana each year. These babies and children need exceptional healthcare and access to the best specialists in the region, and Ochsner will expand pediatric services to meet their needs. Ochsner Medical Center for Children is developing rapidly. With the addition of several new Pediatric Subspecialists, our already comprehensive Pediatrics department is now capable of providing even more exceptional, specialized and compassionate care for the young people in our region. Our duty as a community is to provide these specialists with the tools they need to save, improve and enrich our children’s lives. Ochsner Health System is planning an extensive expansion and renovation of our Pediatric inpatient facility, and we need your help. Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stays very full, and our goal is to renovate existing space so that we can provide our special care to more newborns and their parents. We need your help to provide comfort, equipment and peace of mind to our community’s children when they need it most. For more information about the expansion of our Pediatric Inpatient Facility, please call Marjory Harper, Director of Major Gifts, Department of Philanthropy, at (504) 842-7123. To make a tax-deductible gift, please complete and submit this secure online gift form. For information on other giving opportunities at Ochsner, please call (504) 842-7110 or explore using the buttons at right. And, you can make your gift online with our secure online gift form.

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Baton Rouge Women's Center: Labor & Delivery and NICU

In 2010, Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge will begin welcoming the area's smallest patients as the facility opens its new, full service labor and delivery unit.  Ochsner is dedicating the entire fourth floor to Labor and Delivery, complete with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The unit is being designed with patient comfort and convenience in mind, and the rooms will allow for labor and delivery without the patient ever having to move to another room.  The unit will also include surgical suites for operative deliveries and procedures.  Once baby has arrived, mom and baby will stay in one of the new patient rooms on the fourth floor for the remainder of their visit.  The unit's patient rooms will provide the comforts of home, including refrigerators, glider rockers and televisions.

Ochsner's NICU will be capable of caring for premature infants and newborns with medical conditions that require more intensive pediatric care.  The design includes state-of-the-art technology to ensure that baby receives everything needed for a quick recovery.  Healthy newborns will be allowed to stay with their mother throughout her hospitalization.  Ochsner nurses and staff will be on hand and easily accessible to help with the transition to a new addition to the family.

The Ochsner Baton Rouge Obstetrical Department is committed to providing a home-like and natural birthing process.  One feature, unique in the Baton Rouge area, is the coordinated care between our certified nurse midwives and our board certified obstetricians.  We support alternative birthing methods such a water labor and water births.  The new unit will be equipped with birthing tubs for moms who want to use these techniques.

We hope you will support our new unit and its tiny patients.  Your gift to Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge Labor and Delivery unit will make a significant difference in a newborn's life. 

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