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Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge Raises the Donate Life Flag
April is Organ Donation Awareness Month
Baton Rouge, LA – In recognition of April being Organ Donation Awareness Month, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge conducted a Donate Life flag raising ceremony. Throughout the month of April Ochsner will host organ donation awareness activities at locations throughout southeast Louisiana. Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge staff raised the Donate Life flag in recognition of April as Organ Donation Awareness Month. Those present at the flag raising ceremony were Dawn Pevey Mauk, Ochsner Baton Rouge Chief Nursing Officer; Tiffany Snedigar, LOPA Hospital…
Ochsner transplant saves daughter of Anne Butler, owner of Butler Greenwood Plantation
Chase Poindexter receives kidney and pancreas transplant
Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge Earns GIFT Above and Beyond Award
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge’s Family Birthing Center recently received the GIFT Above and Beyond Award. This recognition is awarded annually to a GIFT Certified Birthing Facility within the state of Louisiana who has demonstrated that they have taken steps to support breastfeeding above and beyond The GIFT’s “Ten Steps to a Healthy, Breastfed Baby”. To receive the honor the facility has to show a commitment and dedication to promoting, supporting and protecting breastfeeding in their birthing center. In 2011 Ochsner Medical Center –…
OCHSNER IMPLEMENTS VIRTUAL ICU TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM AT THREE HOSPITALS
Ochsner LifeWatch Provides “Second Set of Eyes” to Critically Ill
NEW ORLEANS – With the recent implementation of Ochsner LifeWatch Critical Care Telemedicine, the benefits of a remote ICU program are now available 24/7 to patients in ICUs at the Ochsner Medical Center campuses at Kenner, Baton Rouge and Baptist. More Ochsner patients will leave the hospital faster, healthier and with fewer complications, thanks to the “second set of eyes” monitoring every ICU patient. LifeWatch connects Ochsner’s bedside care teams with off-site critical care physicians and nurses using advanced software and continuous remote monitoring technology…
Ochsner Baton Rouge Golden Opportunity Program Announces May Events Calendar
Ochsner’s Golden Opportunity Program has released the May 2012 calendar of events. Lunch Bunch: Tips for Saving Energy and Money Around the Home Wednesday, May 2nd 10:30 am - Noon Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge Classrooms 17000 Medical Center Drive Karey Authement, of KWATT Electric Heating & Air, will offer energy saving tips to use around the home. Call 755-4984 to RSVP for this free event. GO4Life Seminar Tuesday, May 8th 10:30 – 11:30 am Pennington Biomedical Research Center C.B. Pennington Jr. Building…
Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore Lights Up Blue for Autism Awareness
SLIDELL – In recognition of April as Autism Awareness Month, Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore held an Autism Awareness Day on Monday, April 2nd. Throughout the day hospital staff and representatives from Northshore Families Helping Families distributed information on autism and the local resources available for those impacted by the disease. Later that night the hospital was also lit by blue lights to further increase awareness. Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore hosted an Autism Awareness Day on Monday, April 2nd in recognition of…
Ochsner Announces April Hello Health Seminar: Foot & Ankle Pain
Chronic ankle and heel pain, bunions and hammertoes are just a few common conditions that many people suffer with everyday. Ochsner Orthopedist Nicola Corbett, MD will discuss these conditions at an upcoming Hello Health educational seminar entitled Foot & Ankle Pain on Thursday, April 26th at 6:00 pm at Young’s Steak House in Slidell. Foot and ankle pain greatly impacts a person’s quality of life, making it difficult for them to participate in daily activities such as taking walks, exercising or simply standing. Anything from…
MORE THAN 10,000 OCHSNER EMPLOYEES ARE TOBACCO-FREE ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY
NEW ORLEANS – On April 1st, Ochsner Health System marks the one year anniversary of becoming completely tobacco free. The goal was to ensure that Ochsner patients and employees have the most healing, safe environment possible. And in just one year, more than 10,000 Ochsner employees have confirmed they do not use tobacco products. “As a healthcare organization, it is our responsibility to lead by example on issues that affect public health,” says Dr. Patrick J. Quinlan, CEO of Ochsner Health System. “I am extremely…
OCHSNER SUPPORTS NEW SCHOOL GARDEN AT BONNABEL
The sun was bright. A light breeze was blowing. It was a perfect morning for gardening…and that’s just what a group of students at Bonnabel High School did! On Wednesday, March 7 a group of 30 students from the Culinary Arts class came together to plant a “Gumbo Garden” for the school. The students, along with students from the school’s wellness committee, had chosen to plant a garden with vegetables which could be used in a gumbo. With the help of Karen Walker and JB…
Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in Hammond Earns Nuclear Cardiology Accreditation
Ochsner is pleased to announce that the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in Hammond has been named an accredited Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Myocardial Perfusion is a nuclear medicine procedure which provides images of the heart’s muscle function. The procedure plays a key role in the detection of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the country. The three year accreditation was granted by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL). To achieve accreditation status…
