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Community Health Needs Assessments

Our community health needs assessment (CHNA) project is an important way for Ochsner Health to better identify and meet the needs of our communities. The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct these assessments and implementation strategies every three years. 

We are required to make these documents available to the public. Section 501(r)(3) requirements include having an authorized body at the hospital facility adopt a documented CHNA that is available to the public and available for feedback. 

To make these assessments, Ochsner’s hospitals collect extensive input from people who represent the broad interests of the communities served by the hospitals, including those with special knowledge of public health issues.

About Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Celebrating 80 years in 2022, it leads nationally in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, liver and kidney transplants and pediatrics, among other areas. Ochsner is consistently named both the top hospital and top children's hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. The not-for-profit organization is inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities. Its focus is on preventing diseases and providing patient-centered care that is accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner Health pioneers new treatments, deploys emerging technologies and performs groundbreaking research, including 4,000 patients enrolled 685 clinical studies in 2022. It has more than 38,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 48 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls.

In 2022, Ochsner Health treated more than 1.4 million people from every state and 62 countries. As Louisiana's top healthcare educator of physicians, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually.

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

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

2022 Community Health Needs Assessments 

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

    2016 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2015 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2013 Community Health Needs Assessments

    2013 Community Resource Inventory Documents

    For information on the events that Ochsner offers the community, view our  online Calendar, searchable by location.

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

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