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Shelly Dupre, Impact Management Group: shelly@impactmanagement.com, 225-819-1540
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Ochsner Announces Endowed Pancreatic Cancer Fund
David Stone Memorial Endowed by the Larry Reynolds Fund
NEW ORLEANS -Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious cancers affecting over 33,000 U.S. residents each year. As researchers are still learning about this deadly disease, Ochsner Medical Center is proud to announce the David Stone Memorial for Pancreatic Cancer at Ochsner. Endowed by the Larry Reynolds Fund, at the Greater New Orleans Foundation, for $250,000, this gift will allow Ochsner to continue research toward pancreatic cancer and biliary disorder as well as public education. "Ochsner is indebted to the many donors whose philanthropy…
Seventy Fingers and Seventy Toes!
Ochsner Delivers First-Ever Triplets and Quadruplets within 24-Hour Period
NEW ORLEANS - Seventy perfect fingers and seventy perfect toes! Ochsner Medical Center welcomed a first to the hospital this week-two, large multi-birth deliveries within 24 hours. A New Orleans couple welcomed quadruplets: four girls - one set of identical twins and one set of fraternal twins, and less than 24 hours earlier, doctors delivered a set of triplets: three boys. "It's been a busy 24 hours in the NICU," exclaims Dr. Harley Ginsberg. "What makes this even more exciting is that the Quads birth…
Ochsner Nurse Honored as one of Johnson and Johnson’s Top Ten Nurse Heroes
NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Registered Nurse Betty Clavijo Bennett was recently honored as a recipient of Johnson and Johnson's Top Ten Nurse Heroes across the country. She received the award at a luncheon in Baltimore on November 2, 2007. Gannett Healthcare Group, the Johnson and Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future and Sigma Theta Tau International have partnered to honor ten amazing nurses from across the United States who have acted in a heroic manner to either save a life, or attempt to save a life…
Out-Of-State Alternative for Alabama Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplant
Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans Offers Residents Fast Alternative to In-State Transplantation
NEW ORLEANS - As you embrace the gift-giving spirit of the season, remember the "Gift of Life" is the most precious of all. For those awaiting this "gift," the closure of the only kidney transplant program in the greater Mobile area has placed many Alabama residents in a life-threatening situation. Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans is appealing to residents seeking kidney transplantation to consider the two-hour drive to New Orleans, as the hospital offers some of the shortest wait times in the region as…
Ochsner Teams with Dental Hygienists for Student Health and Dental Fair
Ochsner Medical Center West Bank, Saintsations Encourage George Cox Elementary Students on Better Health
NEW ORLEANS - In an effort to educate students throughout the Greater New Orleans area on healthy habits, Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank is sending its Emergency Department nurses to George Cox Elementary, 2630 Belle Chasse Highway, on Friday, November 30, for a Health and Dental Fair for all 1st - 5th graders. Ochsner nurses will team with graduating seniors from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Dentistry and the New Orleans Saintsations to host the health fair. Students will…
Ochsner Participates in Study Showing Oral Drug Sets New Survival Standard for Bone Marrow Cancer
Study Published in New England Journal of Medicine
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Ochsner Health System today announced findings from two large, international clinical trials showing unprecedented survival for patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that occurs in the blood-making cells of bone marrow. The findings demonstrate that with REVLIMID, an oral cancer drug, all measures of myeloma showed significant improvement in patients where previous treatments had failed. This includes a median survival of nearly three years (35 months) with REVLIMID, the longest median survival in this difficult to treat patient group. Dr.…
Ochsner and Soles4Souls” Aid Homeless with Gift of Shoes This Thanksgiving
Ochsner Orthopedic Surgeon Provides Free Foot Screenings for Homeless at Ozanam Inn
NASHVILLE, TN -- Matthew Conti, an 18 year old college freshman, has witnessed firsthand the poor health of homeless people in his own community. Along with his father, Dr. Stephen Conti, an orthopedic surgeon at Pittsburgh's Allegheny Hospital, he has volunteered to serve Pittsburgh's homeless in shelters and missions on several occasions. The experience inspired Matt, his sister Laura and their father to create a unique non-profit organization called "Our Hearts to Your Soles" two years ago. The program is currently managed by Laura Conti…
Ochsner Preemies Celebrate Life
NICU Hosts 30th Annual Holiday Reunion Party
NEW ORLEANS - The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway cordially invites you to attend its 30th Annual Holiday Reunion Party as Ochsner NICU graduates and their families celebrate life and the holiday season. Every year, Ochsner celebrates the lives of their NICU "graduates" at the annual holiday reunion party. It is a wonderful holiday gift for the NICU physicians and staff to celebrate with their former patients and their families and to be able to see these fragile…
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge to Become Wholly-Owned Ochsner Facility
Ochsner and Ardent Sign Letter of Intent
BATON ROUGE, LA - Ochsner Health System announced today it has signed a letter of intent to assume full ownership of Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge (OMC-BR). This agreement will include all medical office buildings, land, and will further Ochsner's investment in the Baton Rouge community. The hospital will remain an open-staff model and become a not-for-profit facility when the transaction is finalized. The transaction with Ardent Health Services is anticipated to be completed in January 2008. All Ardent employees at OMC-BR will become…
Ochsner Baptist Opens New Imaging Center
Uptown Campus Continues to Expand Medical Services in Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS - Staying on track is the motto at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center. Just two months ago, Ochsner unveiled its two-year revitalization plan for the Uptown campus. The facility is holding true to its vision by opening its $10 million, 22,000-square foot Imaging Center at 2820 Napoleon Avenue. "The opening of our new Imaging Center provides additional medical services for physicians and their patients in the Uptown area," says Robert Wolterman, Vice President of Operations for Ochsner Baptist Medical Center. "We believe our…
