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Your health is our priority. Due to recent events with COVID-19, we have temporarily modified our visitor policy.
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Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
Ochsner Baton Rouge delivers quality healthcare for families throughout our region. With our 150-bed hospital, 13 health centers and team of more than 200 skilled providers, Ochsner is known for comprehensive, convenient care. Ochsner accepts 47+ insurance plans including, but not limited to, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, Medicare, United Healthcare and many more!
At our fully accredited hospital at I-12 and O'Neal Lane, we offer private rooms, 24-hour emergency care, a newly renovated Family Birthing Center and alternate deliveries, such as water births and the area’s only certified nurse midwife program. The hospital has advanced specialty care such as open-heart surgery and orthopedic procedures.
Facts
Ochsner is the only fully integrated multi-specialty group practice in Baton Rouge to include a hospital facility.
Largest area certified nurse midwife program and the first hospital in Louisiana to receive the prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly designated birth facility.
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge (OMCBR) recognized by Healthgrades as Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack in 2021.
OMCBR recognized by Healthgrades as Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment in 2021.
Recognized by Healthgrades as Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 5 Years in a Row (2017-2021).
Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge earned an ‘A’ Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national distinction recognizing achievements that protect patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.
OMCBR named to the 2018 IBM Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals®. Formerly known as the Truven Health Analytics® 100 Top Hospitals, the study highlights the best-performing hospitals in the U.S.
OMCBR received the Patient Safety Excellence Award™ in the Healthgrades 2018 Report to the Nation.
Named a GYN Epicenter for robotic-assisted surgery, due in part to vast experience and quality outcomes using the da Vinci® Surgical System.
One of only 10 hospitals in the United States to receive both the 2017 Top Hospitals Everest Award® and the 100 Top Hospitals Award® by Truven Health Analytics.
Ochsner Health was recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one of the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” for 2017.
OMCBR was the only hospital in Louisiana to receive the 2017 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ from Healthgrades. The distinction places OMCBR in the top 5 percent for clinical excellence among more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide.
Becker's Hospital Review announced OMCBR as the only Louisiana hospital named to the 2016 "100 Great Community Hospitals" list.
Featured Specialties
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge is pleased to offer labor and delivery services at the new Family Birthing Center. Our team of certified nurse midwives and OB/GYNs provide moms to be and their families a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere to welcome their new addition, all within a full service, acute-care hospital. Alternative birthing options including birthing tubs, stools and chairs are available.
The newly opened Family Birthing Center features the following:
- 8 labor and delivery rooms
- 4 built-in birthing tubs
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge also offers:
With a hospital and over a dozen health centers we make it convenient and easy to choose your healthcare provider.
Online Reviews
Loved the midwife Colleen Newman! She was my midwife my entire pregnancy, and I couldn't of asked for a better one. She listened to my problems and made a plan that worked best for me. Highly recommend her.
Our Response:
Im so glad to see this . She is my midwife and i love her now i feel alot more reassured about delivery
Source: Facebook
A friend was having a baby and we were there. The hospital staff was nice. You know how hospital food is. Smoke free facility.
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!
Source: Google
Dr Duke and staff words I can't decribe but God sent wonderful and formal set down and take his time also has a plan they have been heaven-sent compared to the doctors here I'd like to say God bless each and every one of them and the family love forever may their Joy Peace and LOVE be 4ever IN JESUS LOVE Felton Russell Gray AKA LUCIUS
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!
Source: Google
Went to ER with heart racing , staff worked quickly to get me to room where they started getting things moving. I had to be admitted had to wait little while for a room due to discharging patients but was taken great care of in ER till finally got into my room. The staff was really great ! Experience was great thanks!!!
Our Response:
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!
Source: Google
This hospital is the best out there. They always take care of me,and their pretty fast.
Our Response:
Thank you for this positive review Stan! We’re grateful that you took the time to let us know that you enjoyed your experience with us.
Source: Google
My husband is being treated & has been for the past 3 months on a regular basis at least 3 times a month He is being treated at Ochsner's in different departments for different health issues All the staff is very professional & courteous everytime we walk in their facility regardless if it's at Baton Rouge or Kenner, La. We are very satisfied with their services We also have to go The Grove for appt's & we are satisfied with their services If you aren't satisfied, all you have to do is talk to someone in charge & the problem Will be resolved We are very satisfied with them & thankful for their wisdom & knowledge that God has given them to treat his illness & guide them in the right direction in treating him
Our Response:
So glad to hear that you had a positive experience with us! Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review.
Source: Google
I really liked this place because they took real good care of me the whole time I was here
Our Response:
Thank you so much for this five-star review! We are thrilled to see we provided you with top-notch care.
Source: Google
The staff explained the procedure. Made me feel comfortable and laughed..Awesome!! I recommend family and friends to receive care from Ochsner.
Our Response:
Our team is always ready to provide excellent service, and compassionate care. They will appreciate your kind words. We wish you all the best!
Source: Google
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A AWESOME PEDIATRICIAN FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE I RECOMMEND DR.WAYNE HE IS VERY THOROUGH,PROFESSIONAL,AND CARING WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR LITTLE ONE CARE PLAN MY SON HAS HIGH ANXIETY AT AGE 5 AND I WAS TRULLY AMAZED HOW MY SON DIDNT ACT OUT DURING HIS VISIT WITH DR.WAYNE LIKE HE HAS DONE WITH OTHER DRS.DR.WAYNE HAS THE PATIENCE,CARING AND UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CHILD CARE PLAN AND HIS COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARENT IS TOTALLY AWESOME WHAT A GREAT PEDIATRICIAN THANK YOU DR.WAYNE FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND CARE DURING MY SONS VISIT AT OSHNER O'NEAL MEDICAL CENTER❤🥰😊❤😊😊👍🏼
Our Response:
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.
Source: Google
Nurse Ann who took my daughter’s vitals was very sweet and helpful. Dr. Lois Gesn took the time and sat down and talked to my daughter to come to the bottom of her problems. Very pleased.
Our Response:
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.
Source: Google
My wife had came to the ER for some stomach pain she was having last week. The wait was long but Nurse Dustin in the ER was very patient and compassionate to her. He was able to get her IV the first time. The doctor was nice too but we remember our nurse the most. The privacy issue in the rooms wasn't good since there weren't walls or private rooms, only a curtain between the beds.
Our Response:
We appreciate your kind words. Compassion and empathy are the cornerstones of our patient-client relationships. Thank you for the kind review.
Source: Google
I’ve been going to Ochsner for my health care for a long time, continued going there for prenatal care and loved Dr Gesn when she was the pediatrician on duty when my son was born. I was sad that she wasn’t taking new patients at the time of his birth but I kept checking from time to time and when my son made 18 months she started excepting new patients and I was thrilled. Started seeing her immediately (our original pediatrician retired at the same time we liked her also, but it worked out) we love Dr Gesn. She is very calm and gentle. She takes time to listen to your concerns and is not overly pushy about things like a lot of doctors are. She pays attention to the type of care you prefer to give yourself child and she gives recommendations based on that. Of course if she feels a more conventional approach is necessary she explains why to make you comfortable with the treatment plan. I am very very happy things worked out for us to see her.
Our Response:
Thank you for your kind words, we will make sure they reach our team. Best wishes!
Source: Google
The check in seems to need more work when checking in by your phone while waiting outside in your car. Had an appt. For lab, Scheduled at same time as Dr. so when checking in I only got checked in for labs. Which meant they thought I wasn't going to go to the Dr. appt.. waited outside for an hour.
Our Response:
We know how important timeliness is, and we would like to hear more about your experience. Please reach out to us at feedback@ochsner.org, so that we can look into this, and improve our customer service.
Source: Google
They are the best from their wellness and therapy center to my child's pediatrician, I've never had a bad experience with them. They are very compassionate and very professional!!! I love them!!
Our Response:
We're glad to hear it! We certainly aim to be the best! We really appreciate your review, thank you for choosing us as your healthcare provider!
Source: Google