Ochsner Medical Center is located on Jefferson Highway near Uptown New Orleans. This facility is equipped to care for severe and critically ill patients as well as patients needing specialized care at our centers of excellence: Ochsner Cancer Institute, Ochsner Transplant Institute and Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute.
As a 767 bed hospital, Ochsner Medical Center offers the opportunity to learn and provide patient care at a Magnet recognized facility, which means our organization meets rigorous standards for nursing excellence. With three centers of excellence, this campus is also one of six training sites in the world for robotic surgery and is nationally known for many skilled physicians.
Walking directions within Ochsner Medical Center
Try our new digital wayfinding tool for step-by-step directions to your appointment at Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway. Check out this feature in the new MyOchsner app, available under Campus Maps & Visitor Info>Ochsner Medical Center Location Details>On-Site Walking Directions.
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Medical Center is a part of Ochsner Health, a nonprofit, academic, multi specialty healthcare system. Our commitment to patient care, education and research and our unique coordinated neighborhood-based system provides healthcare with peace of mind by putting the needs of all patients first. Ochsner continuously meets the ever-changing needs of our patients and community through electronically linked hospitals and health centers. Our patients' electronic medical records are available from any Ochsner location, allowing for the most consistent patient care, both for routine health needs and more complex medical conditions.
West Tower

Expanding Care
The West Tower expansion at Ochsner Medical Center sets a new standard for inpatient care in our area. The additional beds in this tower will allow us to serve and treat more patients, including our most critical patients receiving treatment in cardiology, neurosciences, transplant and surgery. All seven floors in the West Tower feature private rooms to provide the most comfortable space for our patients to heal.
Optimal Hospital

Take a virtual tour of Optimal Hospital
The Future of Care Delivery
This state-of-the-art inpatient facility within West Tower will include features of our Ochsner Optimal Hospital, which are designed to improve safety, quality and the overall patient experience. The Optimal Hospital program offers advanced, patient-centered care to our community using innovative devices, materials and processes like:
- Tablets offered to patients to view their health data and daily schedule, learn about their care team and condition, take notes and request comfort items, as well as access select entertainment portals.
- Wireless vitals monitors to continuously relay patients’ vitals directly to their medical records and to care team members’ phones in emergencies, while providing patients unrestricted mobility and minimal disruptions to collect health information.
- Nightly “quiet hours” and red night lights to minimize environmental sleep disturbances.
- Copper-infused antimicrobial bed sheets, gowns, towels and surfaces to provide supplemental protection against infections.
This expansion represents our relentless commitment to our community through developing new and innovative models of care.
Online Reviews
This facility has the friendliest, most caring staff I’ve ever experienced.
Our Response:
It's good to hear about your positive experience with us. We work hard to make sure our patients receive the best quality of care. Thank you for choosing us!
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The staff was very kind and courteous. I did not have to wait long for my appointment. Dr. Nancy Tran was awesome. She was very kind, patient, and explained everything. I appreciate the genuine concern and support.
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Our team is always ready to provide excellent service, and compassionate care. They will appreciate your kind words. We wish you all the best!
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Quick efficient professional respectful…
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Thank you for telling us about our wonderful team! They work tirelessly to ensure that every patient receives the best quality of care. They will love to hear about your kind words! We wish you all the best!
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Great care. On time, kind
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Thank you for your review. We always aim to provide efficient and quality care for our patients. We wish you all the best!
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Took me in early for the test. The tech gave me details about the procedure. Done quickly.
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Thank you for your great review. We strive to make every patient feel part of their treatment process. We'll make sure that our team hears about your feedback. Best wishes to you.
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I didn’t wait long and the staff was professional and very nice.
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Thank you for your review. We always aim to provide efficient and quality care for our patients. We wish you all the best!
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Dr. Hickman was very knowledgeable and caring.
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It's so good to see that you had a positive experience with us. We work hard to make sure our patients receive the best quality of care. Thank you!
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Excellent bedside manner The nurses Ashleigh Hunter , and Linsey are top line. But all has been great.
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Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that our team provided the quality service that we're known for. We wish you all the best!
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The office staff, nurse and others was very considerate and helpful. Very informative and thoughtful.
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We're all about great people and exceptional service. We will let our team know about your wonderful feedback. We appreciate the review and we hope you continue to heal and get back to what you love.
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They were very nice, very professional, they showed that they cared and it wasn't a long wait at all.
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Thank you for your great feedback! We're delighted to hear about our staff's quality care. We'll make sure that they hear your kind words and we wish you all the best!
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My doctors nurse went above and beyond to find what I needed. I trust my team at Ochsner to take of me.
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Thank you for telling us about our wonderful team! They work tirelessly to ensure that every patient receives the best quality of care. They will love to hear about your kind words! We wish you all the best!
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The Cath lab team was wonderful and put me at ease. I received wonderful care at the whole facility.
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Thank you for your great feedback! We're delighted to hear about our staff's quality care. We'll make sure that they hear your kind words and we wish you all the best!
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Great hospital with various talented professionals! Treats you with dignity and respect!
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We're all about great people and exceptional service. We will let our team know about your wonderful feedback. We appreciate the review and we hope you continue to heal and get back to what you love.
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Dr Moore and his team at the Benson Cancer center are the best! I could not have asked for better treatment and such an organized office!
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Thank you for telling us about our wonderful team! They work tirelessly to ensure that every patient receives the best quality of care. They will love to hear about your kind words! We wish you all the best!
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Everything was great just ready to get out of here
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Thank you for your feedback. We're always happy to hear that we've provided an exceptional experience for our patients. We wish you all the best!
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The doctors and support staff are great. However , the slow pace of the first visit to treatment is a bit concerning
Our Response:
On behalf of Ochsner Health, We are always looking for ways to improve. If you're willing to discuss this in more detail, could you please send us an email at feedback@ochsner.org, including your full name and contact information, so we can further investigate this matter? Thank you.
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