Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Medical Center is located on Jefferson Highway, near Uptown New Orleans and includes acute and sub-acute facilities and centers of excellence: Ochsner Cancer Institute, Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Center and Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute.
As a 767-bed acute care hospital Ochsner Medical Center offers the opportunity to learn and provide patient care at a Magnet recognized facility with three Centers of Excellence, all the while gaining exposure to complex medical cases. This campus is also one of six training sites in the world for robotic surgery and is nationally known for many skilled physicians.
Ochsner Health System
Ochsner Medical Center is a part of Ochsner Health System, a non-profit, 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 patient’s 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
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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

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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.
Learn more about how Ochsner is innovating healthcare.
Online Reviews
My husband Mike went for consult with Dr Brinster. We were afraid and overwhelmed. BUT the moment Dr. Brinster walked in, we felt 1000 times better. Dr Brinster was kind, compassionate, professional, extremely knowledgable. He explained everything about the procedures and surgery to us in simplest terms. Dr Brinster was GREAT! Looking forward to moving ahead with surgery. THANK YOU Dr. Brinster.
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Thank you for your kind words, we will make sure they reach our team. Best wishes!
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I had to wait awhile before my doctor showed up for appointment. I guess trying to make virtual visit more like in person visit, hahaha. When she showed up she taught me how to get the audio working on my end. She asked all the pertinent questions of me and then asked if I had any concerns that she hadn’t covered. She is very personable and really cares about her patients.
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Thank you for your kind words, we will make sure they reach our team. Best wishes!
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MY VIRTUAL VISIT WAS GREAT #5
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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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Efficient & helpful employees
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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 care was wonderful and completely professional.
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We're very glad to hear it! Our commitment is to our patients well-being. We'll make sure that our team is recognised for their excellent service.
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My office visit was on time and professional done by my doctor.
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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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I was there for over a week and everyone was super nice. One problem I had was I saw so many different faces each day I didn't know who was the doctor and who was the janitor. They would come into my room assuming I knew who they were. Another problem I had was medicines a doctor recited from the chart that he said I was on were actually locked up somewhere and I was not given them each day.
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We're sorry about the inconvenience. Patient feedback is an integral part of our continuous improvement as a trusted healthcare provider. If you would like to share any details about your experience, feel free to reach out to us at feedback@ochsner.org.
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I am very impressed with the staff i dealt with in the lung transplant department on Mar.25th. I loved them all and especially want to mention my nurse Linda. She is an absolute angle and a blessing indeed for someone in my condition that day. So much so that when the folks didnt show to wheel me back to my vehicle afterwards she took me there herself!!
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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. Alicia Frantz and the staff in the Endocrinology department are so wonderful. They really listen and care about their patients. So glad I made the drive from Baton Rouge for the appointment. Well worth it for awesome Healthcare providers!
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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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Amazing experience that I had with the Ochsner system. I went for information about nodules in my lungs. The NP was kind, caring, professional and put my mind at ease. He was amazing. Would definitely recommend Ochsner
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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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Everybody was very courteous and professional and most of all very friendly thank you so much
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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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Always outstanding care. Easily scheduled appointments, timely service upon arrival and being seen at or close to appointment time.
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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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I can feel Dr. Dendy's interest in finding a cure to my ailment. He is also very thorough in explaining how he is trying to pin point the possible cause(s). He explains my treatment plan very well. He gave me different medication alternatives considering my current health issues. I appreciate that he initially asked my permission if a medical student could be present. I absolutely support doctors mentoring young doctors and involve them in real cases. I truly believe Dr. Dendy is an excellent doctor.
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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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Ochsner as usual was on time with appointment and the doctor efficient and helpful. I'm never disappointed by delays. Also like the ability to look at the test results online as well as setting appointments and using the pre-checkin and prepayment option.
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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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Dr. Roniger is very professional personable and knowledgeable. He LISTENS to my concerns and comes up with plans to better my mental health and life in general. He’s Awesome !!
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We're happy that we were able to provide good care and customer service for our patients. We wish you all the best!
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Everyone was very nice and helpful
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We appreciate your kind words. Compassion and empathy are the cornerstones of our patient-client relationships. Thank you for the kind review.
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Dr Walia and her staff made ny outpatient surgery quick and painless. Everyone was super nice and made me feel quite comfortable. I had a very positive experience.
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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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