Since its inception in 1984, the Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute has performed more than 3,500 life-saving liver, kidney, pancreas, heart and lung transplants, making it the Gulf South's leading transplant center. For more than 50 years, the Ochsner name has been synonymous with high quality, multi-specialty care.
Our Programs
Comprehensive Patient Care
Innovation and dedication to excellence remain our hallmarks. Through innovative research efforts and the teaming of a comprehensive corps of transplant surgeons, physicians and support specialists the Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute is firmly positioned as a leader in organ transplantation.
Our team delivers exceptional clinical care while addressing the emotional, financial and practical support issues so often faced by patients and their loved ones. We never lose sight of the individual who is our patient. Their concerns are our concerns and their continued good health is how we measure our success.
Transplant Center Highlights:
- 1 of only 7 hospitals in the Nation to receive the HealthGrades 2012 Liver Transplant Excellence Award
- 1 of only 11 hospitals in the Nation to receive the HealthGrades 2011 Kidney Transplant Excellence Award
- Medicare approved transplant center for heart, liver, kidney, and lung transplantation
- Center of Excellence for most insurers, including the United Resource Network
- Ongoing clinical and laboratory research projects representing all aspects of transplantation research
- On- or near-campus living accommodations including the Brent House Hotel
- Ochsner International Health Services Department available to assist with the unique ethnic and cultural needs of our many international patients
Transplant Hotline 1-800-643-1635
Related News
- May 03, 2012 - Good Samaritan Organ Donor
- Apr 19, 2012 - April is Organ Donation Awareness Month
- Apr 12, 2012 - Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge Raises the Donate Life Flag
- Apr 11, 2012 - Ochsner transplant saves daughter of Anne Butler, owner of Butler Greenwood Plantation
- Nov 30, 2011 - Ochsner Named Among Top Organ Transplant Centers in Nation
