Cancer Care: Baton Rouge

When you come through our doors, you’ll receive cancer care services in a comfortable atmosphere. A dedicated nurse navigator works with patients and referring providers to facilitate scheduling appointments and obtaining records.

We offer multiple clinic locations in Baton Rouge. Learn more about our locations.

• Ochsner Cancer Center - Baton Rouge
• Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove
• Ochsner Health Center – Prairieville

With MyOchsner virtual visits, you can conduct traditional office visit with your provider electronically without leaving home or work. You can join a MyOchsner virtual visit from your smartphone, mobile tablet, laptop and/or desktop computer with microphone and webcam capabilities.

In-person appointments are scheduled with your comfort and convenience in mind. Team members keep compatible office hours to make it easier for you to see more than one doctor on the same day. When you’re not feeling well, you want a team that works around your needs.

For over 80 years, Ochsner has been dedicated to cancer research and new cancer treatment development, bringing innovations to the fight against cancer— including more clinical trials than anywhere else in the region. Ochsner has doctors so specialized that they treat specific types of cancer. Your doctor will work with a team of cancer specialists so you have the benefit of knowledge that can make all the difference in your treatment, quality of life and recovery. Ochsner provides cancer services for adult and pediatric cancer patients and their families from diagnosis through recovery, including the most complex and difficult to treat cancers.

Our Surgical Oncology division at Ochsner offers collaborative, comprehensive, award-winning care. Over the years, Ochsner surgeons have pioneered minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery. Our team has a level of experience with complex, high-risk procedures matched by only a small handful of surgeons in the United States.

At Ochsner, adult and pediatric cancer patients benefit from a collaborative approach to cancer care by a highly skilled team of physicians, oncology nurses, social workers, researchers and other healthcare professionals. What’s more, your referring physician remains part of our team and will be kept in the loop on your treatment and progress.

Ochsner’s multidisciplinary approach means you have a whole network to lean on – and each member of the team knows what the other is thinking and doing. Ours is an environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Everyone is on the same page – everyone has the same information and the same goals.

At Ochsner, appointments are scheduled with your comfort and convenience in mind. Team members keep compatible office hours to make it easier for you to see more than one doctor on the same day. When you’re not feeling well, you want a team that works around your needs, not theirs.

Our oncology nurse navigators serve as a patient liaison to help patients and family members navigate the complex healthcare system. The nurse navigator will establish early contact with the cancer patients to identify and eliminate barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment. They will assess clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial and other patient needs. They work with the multidisciplinary team to provide improved comprehensive oncology services to our patients.

The navigators are responsible for scheduling test, procedures, appointments and treatments, as well as initiating and completing the survivorship care plan. Our Nurse Navigator’s assist in directing patients and families to available community resources and supportive services. They also serve as a clinical resource with expertise in oncology care management and help to reinforce education with patients and families.

Learn more about all the members of our Ochsner care team.

What Is It?

Chemotherapy Care Companion is a new program that is being offered to Ochsner’s oncology patients. The program is used to monitor patients who are undergoing chemotherapy or immunotherapy and to observe vital signs during therapy to determine issues related to or exacerbated by receiving therapy.

Who Qualifies?

Patient must be planning on starting or currently receiving an IV treatment plan and have a smart phone.

What Is Included?

Through enrollment in the program, you are provided with a digital thermometer, digital scale and digital blood pressure monitor at the OBar. This is provided at no cost to you using philanthropy funds.

What Is Required?

Once enrolled and set up, you will be assigned a series of tasks for completion including daily questionnaire, daily weight entry, daily temperature entry and AM/PM blood pressure and heart rate reading. Your vital signs are compared to preset data ranges. Alerts are provided to your provider’s staff if data is outside the acceptable limits of these ranges. This may be an early indicator of potential side effects that will need intervention.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call us at 225-412-5080.

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Learn about careers in cancer care at Ochsner Health.