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Things To Know If Your Child Needs Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Why might my child need plastic surgery?
What are Tympanostomy Tubes and When Do Children Require Them?
Tympanostomy tubes are tiny bobbin-shaped tubes that are inserted into a child’s eardrum for the purpose of...
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes for Parents to Look For
Type 1 diabetes is most common in children and adolescents. Find out the symptoms to look for in your child.
Kids and Casts
What exactly is a cast, and when are they needed?
Don’t Let Untreated Vision Problems Plague Your Preschooler
Discover common vision problems in preschool-aged children and what parents should know.
New Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic Opens in Lafayette as Part of Ochsner Strategic Partnership
Lafayette General Health and Ochsner Health System recently hosted a ribbon cutting and open house to celebrate the opening of a new pediatric subspecialty clinic, a joint venture between Lafayette...
Ochsner Medical Center Launches Infection-Fighting Robots to Enhance Patient Safety
Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway is setting a new standard for patient care by deploying Xenex LightStrike® Germ-Zapping Robots® to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of...
Ochsner Celebrates 11th Class of STAR Scholars
Ochsner Health System is proud to announce the 16-member graduating class of the 11th Annual STAR Summer Scholars Program (Science, Technology, Academic, Research). This rigorous full-day, four week...
Ochsner Announces Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development
Today, Ochsner Hospital for Children announced plans for the Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development. The Boh Center for Child Development will offer personalized, family-centered patient care to...
Ochsner Opens New Ochsner Medical Complex – River Parishes
Today, Ochsner Health System opened its new Ochsner Medical Complex – River Parishes, completing a relocation of services from the former River Parishes Hospital campus to a newly-constructed,...
More than
1000
active clinical trials
Serving more than
600,000
patients annually
Serving patients from more than
80
countries in specialized care
We work with more than
2,700
affiliated physicians
Louisiana's Only Ranked Pediatric Hospital
Ochsner Hospital for Children is ranked among the Top 50 Children’s Hospitals in the nation.
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Nationally Ranked Hospital
Ranked #1 in Louisiana
Ranked #1 in New Orleans Metro Area
Ranked #1 in Nation for Liver Transplants 5 years in a row
Ochsner Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Visit our interactive timeline for a look at our rich history – and where the future is taking us.