Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. Update

Ochsner Orthopedics is currently rescheduling patients who previously had an appointment or patients that need to be seen with time-sensitive orthopedic needs. For more information or to schedule an in-person or virtual visit, call 504-842-3970 or message your provider in MyOchsner. For time-sensitive orthopedic needs, walk-ins are welcome Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at 1221 S. Clearview Parkway in New Orleans.

From the injured athlete anxious to get back on the field to the grandmother who fractured her hip to the little boy who broke his arm falling out of a tree, the Ochsner Department of Orthopedics is here with compassionate, leading-edge care. If you have a bone fracture or are just tired of living with joint or nerve pain, you owe it to yourself to make an appointment with an Ochsner orthopedist.

Length of Stay

Our orthopedic patients spend fewer days in the hospital compared to the national average.
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Why Ochsner for Orthopedics?

With more than 36 highly trained orthopedic surgeons at 25 locations, a team of experienced advanced practice clinicians and the latest surgical and rehabilitation equipment, Ochsner provides the highest level of specialized care in the Gulf South.

Our orthopedic patients spend few days in the hospital, benefit from low hospital readmission rates and fewer complications after surgery, as compared to the national average.

Ochsner accepts most major insurances. View insurances accepted at Ochsner.

Accolades

• Received 2019 Five Star for Total Hip Replacement by Healthgrades
• Received 2019 Five Star for Total Knee Replacement by Healthgrades
• Recognized as one of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™
• Nationally-recognized as High Performing for Knee Replacement and Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report in 2018-2019.
• Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ in 2018

Our Services include:

• Pediatrics
• Sports Medicine
• Foot and Ankle
• Hand and Upper Extremity
• Total Joint Replacement
• Trauma
• Spine

Specialized Orthopedic Care

Joint Replacement – Our team performs Knee Replacements and Hip Replacements, including hip replacements with anterior approach (from the front of the hip). Our surgeons are experienced in all major joint replacement techniques and are among the most qualified in the region performing minimally invasive robotically assisted MAKO surgeries. Same-day total joint replacement surgeries are performed at Ochsner.

Pediatric Orthopedic Program – We offer patients with both congenital and acquired orthopedic conditions convenient access to innovative procedures not available anywhere else in the region.

Orthopedic Oncology (Bone Cancer) – Ochsner is home to one of the only orthopedic oncology surgeons in Louisiana. We treat primary malignant tumors with the most advanced surgical and limb-sparing techniques available.

Sports Medicine Institute ­­– Our team treats a full spectrum of patients using the latest imaging technology and a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program.

Our fellowship trained board-certified physicians have deep expertise in these conditions as well as trauma, foot and ankle, wrist, elbow and shoulder ailments. From a dedicated Back and Spine Center to a Hand Center to a Fracture Care Clinic for patients with osteoporosis, Ochsner has the specialty care you’re looking for. What’s more, because we provide treatment for the most challenging cases, we are the premier referral center for orthopedic care in the Gulf South.

Ochsner Imaging Center is the only center in the region that offers EOS x-ray technology, which gets the best x-rays with much less radiation than other equipment.

There’s an Ochsner Orthopedist in Your Neighborhood

General and specialized orthopedic care is available at Ochsner locations in Southeast Louisiana and South Mississippi:

• New Orleans (Uptown & Elmwood)
• Kenner
• Slidell
• Covington
• West Bank
• Baton Rouge
• Luling
• Hammond
• Bay St. Louis

We offer same-day appointments at all of our Ochsner locations. We are also open on Saturdays and offer after hours at our New Orleans locations.

To find an orthopedist who specializes in specific conditions, call 866-624-7637.

How to Refer a Patient

To initiate a patient transfer with a physician 24/7, contact the Regional Referral Center at 855-OHS-LINK (855-647-5465).

Also, referring physicians can call Clinic Concierge at 1-855-312-4190 or place orders electronically using Ochsner Provider Connect. To request access to Ochsner Provider Connect, email ExternalAccess@ochsner.org or submit a New Account Request on the Ochsner Provider Connect login screen.