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Ochsner First in New Orleans to Offer Advanced System for Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
New Trilogy TM System optimized for both conventional and stereotactic approaches to treating cancer and other conditions
NEW ORLEANS, LA Ochsner Medical Center today announced it has installed the new Trilogy System from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), for treating cancer and neurological lesions with image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and image-guided radiosurgery (IGRS). The Trilogy system is the most powerful, precise, and versatile treatment solution ever provided by one product. In addition to delivering conventional forms of radiation therapy, the Trilogy system can be used for stereotactic approaches for treating very small lesions quickly and with unprecedented precision. It can also compensate for…
Ochsner Expands Pediatric Hospital Services on North Shore
Health System Responds to Growing Demand for Specialized Pediatric Care
NEW ORLEANS, LA As the North Shore population continues to grow, Ochsner Health System is keeping pace by expanding pediatric sub-specialty care at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Mandeville, LA. Ochsner announced today it’s growing pediatric sub-specialty staffing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Delivering a new life into the world can sometimes be difficult and it’s been shown that up to 10% of newborns will require neonatal care, said Dr. Matt Cortez, M.D., Head Neonatologist at the Ochsner NICU at Lakeview Regional. Ochsner…
Residents in disaster areas face medication adherence dilemmas
[American Heart Association meeting report]
ORLANDO, FL Many New Orleans residents had problems with prescription drugs for high blood pressure after Hurricane Katrina, researchers reported today at the American Heart Associations 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. The results of our study generally represent patients who were able to return for clinic visits in an establishment that was undamaged, said Marie A. Krousel-Wood, M.D., M.S.P.H., lead author of the study, director of the Center for Health Research at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation and clinical professor of Epidemiology…
Ochsner Health System Recognizes March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month
National program in its fourth year to raise awareness of often silent and preventable killer
NEW ORLEANS, LA Ochsner Health System today announced its support of Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month in March as officially recognized by United States Senate Resolution 561 joining a national effort to raise awareness of this serious, yet preventable condition and its potentially fatal complication, pulmonary embolism (PE). According to the American Heart Association, DVT affects up to two million Americans annually.2 Of those Americans who develop PE, up to 200,000 will die each yearmore than from breast cancer and AIDS combined.3,4,5 Yet, most Americans…
Ochsner Named Top Hospital to Work by Travel Nurses Group
NEW ORLEANS, LA Ochsner Health System announced today that it has been chosen as a Top Ten Hospital to Work for 2007 by traveling nurses, according to the website travelnursingcentral.com. In late 2007, Travelnursingcentral conducted a survey of traveling nurses around the country to designate the top hospitals to work in the nation in order to provide high-quality resources and travel nursing information. We are pleased to receive this honor by TravelNursingCentral.com, says Nancy Davis, RN, Sr. Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Ochsner.…
Ochsner Nationally-Recognized for High-Quality Bariatric Surgery Program
ASBS Designates Ochsner Medical Center as a Center of Excellence
NEW ORLEANS, LA Ochsner Medical Center announced today that it has been named an American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. The nationally-recognized ASBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs in the U.S. with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. Obesity has become a significant national health issue in this country, with the CDC reporting that 64% of all U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Morbid obesity is closely correlated with a number of serious conditions…
Donde le duele? = Where does it hurt?
Ochsner Offers Employees Spanish Language Classes
NEW ORLEANS, LA The Hispanic population in the city of New Orleans has grown from three percent before Katrina to 12 percent currently. And, that number is expected to rise. Many of these new residents dont speak English and require translation services, particularly when it comes to receiving healthcare. In light of this growing trend, Ochsner Health System has taken proactive steps by offering its employees courses to learn Spanish to better communicate and serve the Latino community. Ochsner is offering courses to our employees…
Ochsner Undergoing Clinical Study to Evaluate First-In-Class Cardiac Device
New Orleans Woman Becomes First Patient in the State to Receive Optimizer
NEW ORLEANS, LA Ochsner Health System has announced today it is studying a medical device in patients to measure the potential health benefits of a new implantable pulse generator called the Optimizer”. The Optimizer delivers electrical impulses to the heart for patients who suffer from moderate-to-severe heart failure. Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway is the only hospital in the state of Louisiana participating in this multi-center clinical research study. The first Optimizer implant in Louisiana was received by Ms. Deborah Bourque of New Orleans…
Parade at Ochsner Celebrates Saints Playoff Game
Ochsner and Saintsations hold Playoff Parade for employees and patients
NEW ORLEANS, LA As the New Orleans Saints official healthcare sponsor, Ochsner employees and patients will celebrate the teams success and playoff bid with a small Mardi Gras-style parade in the hospital tomorrow. A Jazz band and the Saintsations will perform the second line throughout the hospitals first floor, and toss Saints-Ochsner Mardi Gras beads and t-shirts to employees and patients. Ochsner Saintsation Playoff Parade: January 9, 2007 12:00pm -1:00pm Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway Ochsner is very proud to support the Saints. Their…
Ochsner’s New Orleans Hospitals Welcome Their First Births of 2007
NEW ORLEANS, LA At 3:11 a.m CST a baby boy marked a positive trend for Ochsner’s New Orleans hospitals, as they expect the number of births in the city to continue to rise. The first 2007 Ochsner bundle of joy was born at Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank. Carisa Washington and Kemper Jacobs are the proud parents of baby boy, Kemper Jacobs, Jr. weighing in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 inches long. And, at 8:56 a.m. CST, Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson…