Neurocritical Care

Why choose Ochsner for neurocritical care?

Ochsner Health has nationally recognized neurocritical care programs in Lafayette and New Orleans, Louisiana, where we create and implement individualized care plans for hundreds of patients a year with strokes, severe brain illnesses and brain injuries.

We serve as a major referral center, equipped to deal with some of the most complex cases. Patients are referred here by doctors and families across the Gulf South who want the highest-quality care for their loved ones.

As the first comprehensive neurocritical care program in Louisiana, patients and their families have peace of mind knowing our outcomes are far above the national average.

We also have the only neurocritical care fellowship program in the state.

Patients in the neurocritical care unit at Ochsner receive 24/7, high-intensity, collaborative care by an award-winning team. The group is led by fellowship trained, board-certified neurointensivists, who is a physician specializing in caring for critically ill patients with neurological conditions.

Our nurses are often assigned to one patient at a time, depending on the patient’s condition. Other key members of the team are physician assistants, clinical pharmacists, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, speech pathologists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists and case managers all working together to care for our patients.

The neurocritical care rooms are equipped with cutting-edge equipment and Optimal Hospital features.

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Nationally rated by U.S. News & World Report for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans (OMC) is also ranked in the nation’s top 10% in six specialties: gastroenterology & GI surgery, geriatrics, orthopedics, urology, pulmonology & lung surgery, and neurology and neurosurgery.
Recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s for achieving the "Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award"
Ochsner Medical Center has achieved certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, making us the first in the Gulf South to be part of an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care.
Recipient of the Healthgrades Stroke Care Excellence Award

Neurological and neurosurgical conditions include:

Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain)
Intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding into the brain tissue)
Spine injury and disorders
Status epilepticus (a life-threatening, prolonged seizure)
Myasthenic crisis (a life-threatening complication of myasthenia gravis)
Guillain-Barre syndrome (a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks part of its peripheral nervous system)
Meningitis (an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
Encephalitis (an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen)
Brain tumors
Brain injuries resulting from drug addiction and overdose

To find out if you or a family member would benefit from a transfer to our unit from another hospital, ask your doctor and call 855-647-5465.

If you’re a physician and would like to refer your patient to the Neurocritical Care Unit, call 855-647-5465.

Patrick Neuroscience Institute Rendering

Southshore Region Ochsner Flight Care Hurricane Ida 2

The Future of Ochsner Neuroscience Institute

Ochsner Health is proud to announce the future new Debra H. and Robert J. Patrick Neuroscience Institute. This 132,000-square-foot facility will soon be home to the nationally ranked Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, bringing 25 nationally renowned programs under one roof. This will be the only major neuroscience institute between Houston and Atlanta, serving as a catalyst for innovation in the field of neurosciences for the patients of the Gulf South.