Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South. Ochsner inspires healthier lives and stronger communities through our mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.
Orthopedics
Our fellowship trained board-certified physicians have deep expertise in specialized orthopedic conditions. Because we provide treatment for the most challenging cases, we are the premier referral center for orthopedic care in the Gulf South. Some of our specialty clinics and services include:
Joint Replacement
Our team performs knee replacements and hip replacements, including hip replacements with anterior approach (from the front of the hip). Our surgeons are experienced in all major joint replacement techniques and are among the most qualified in the region performing minimally invasive robotically assisted MAKO surgeries.
Learn more about joint replacement
The Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute
Ochsner Health and internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon James R. Andrews, MD, announced an exclusive five-year partnership in 2022 to create The Ochsner Andrews Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. Building upon Ochsner’s award-winning sports medicine program, Dr. Andrews brings his expertise, research and education platform to strengthen the best-in-class care for patients and athletes across Louisiana and Mississippi. Our team treats patients using the latest imaging technology. We also have a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program.
Learn more about the Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute
Accolades
Ochsner is the premier referral center for orthopedic care in the Gulf South for numerous reasons, including prestigious national recognition for our work, year after year. Recent accolades include:
- Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine are the only hospitals in Louisiana that have earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement.
- U.S. News & World Report recognized Ochsner Health as “High Performing” for Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement.
- U.S. News & World Report ranked Ochsner Health in the nation’s top 10% in Orthopedics.
- U.S. News & World Report named Ochsner Children's a “Nation’s Top Specialty” for Pediatric Orthopedics.
- Healthgrades has consistently awarded Ochsner the Joint Replacement Excellence Award for multiple years in a row. We are also recognized as one of Healthgrades’ America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement, and we are designated as a five-star recipient for Total Knee Replacement and Total Hip Replacement.
- We are one of the few designated Walmart and Carrum Health Centers of Excellence in the country.
Patient Perspective
“I’m very grateful, and I’m also glad that I went ahead and did it without waiting, because it wasn’t magically going to get better. This was the right place for me to go to have the best outcome I can have.”
Roland J., osteoarthritis and total knee replacement patient
Meet the team of navigators:
- Cara Dufrene, nurse navigator
- Bobby Holmes, access navigator
- Lisa Mocklin, nurse navigator
Get started:
To get started, Contigo Health representatives will help you determine if you qualify, verify your eligibility, send you information, and if indicated, refer you to the medical center where a review of your medical records occurs.
To view your employer benefits:
Walmart's Centers of Excellence
Patient Resources
- Medical Travel Guide for Patients and Caregivers
- Accelerated Knee PT Protocol
- Hip Phase II exercises – anterior
- Hip Phase II exercises – posterior
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis after Joint Replacement
- Antibiotics Protocol: Preventing Infection in Your Joints
- Joint Camp – English
- Joint Camp – Spanish
- MyOchsner information
- FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Processing Form
Medical authorization form:
Please return the form by email at jointhdp@ochsner.org
