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 heart 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 over 700 clinical studies. It has more than 34,000 employees and over 4,500 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 40 hospitals and more than 300 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls.

In 2021, Ochsner Health treated more than 1 million people from every state and 75 countries. As Louisiana’s top healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually.

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

2020 Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment

2019 Community Health Needs Assessments

2019 Ochsner Hancock Community Health Needs Assessment

2018 Community Health Needs Assessments

2018 Community Resource Inventory Documents

2017 Community Health Needs Assessments

2017 Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment

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.

Community Health Needs Assessment