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Community Health Needs Assessment

Ochsner Health is a system that has delivered health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South for more than 80 years. We are a local, not-for-profit partner, driven by our mission to ensure we meet the healthcare needs of the region for years to come and are committed to giving back to the communities we serve through preventive screenings and health and wellness resources. We have a community board and we are community-focused. Ochsner is a multi-specialty, academic, not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system with 40 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and specialty hospitals and more than 100 neighborhood health centers and urgent care centers.

The Ochsner mission, We Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate, and Innovate, intentionally begins with service. Service to patients, families, employees, and the community is at the heart of all activities. 

Community Health Needs Assessments

This project represents an important initiative to identify and explore the ever changing healthcare landscape. With the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), tax-exempt hospitals are required to conduct CHNAs and develop implementation strategies to better meet the community health needs identified every three years. Section 501(r)(3) requirements include having an authorized body at the hospital facility adopt a documented CHNA that is available to the public, available for feedback. The CHNA process is undertaken by Ochsner’s Hospitals and includes extensive input from persons who represent the broad interests of the communities served by the hospital facilities, including those with special knowledge of public health issues.

Please direct any comments on these documents to communityoutreach@ochsner.org.

To access the Community Health Needs Assessment for each of our hospital facilities click the links below:

2021 Community Health Needs Assessments 

2020 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2019 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2018 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2018 Community Resource Inventory Documents

    2017 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2015 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2013 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2013 Community Resource Inventory Documents

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    For more information about the outreach services we provide to the community please visit our Community Outreach page.

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