Pediatrics / Ochsner Hospital For Children

At Ochsner Hospital for Children, the only thing tougher than the problems we treat are the kids themselves. We offer a level of pediatric care unmatched in Louisiana for everything from well-child check-ups and immunizations to cancer care and heart transplants. Our capabilities are more advanced than any other children’s hospital in New Orleans. And, as part of Ochsner Health System, the leading health system in the Gulf South, we have received national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety.

Ochsner Hospital for Children Is More Than Just One Hospital

We are:

• 113-bed children's hospital within a hospital
  • 54-bed Level III Regional NICU, the highest level available in Louisiana
  • 14-bed Level I Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the highest level available
  • 12 bed Pediatric CVICU, the only unit of its kind in the Gulf South
  • ​33 bed Pediatric Acute Care unit
• Conveniently located on the Ochsner Medical Center campus on Jefferson Highway
• A special Pediatric ER (Emergency Room)
• 14 locations throughout Louisiana providing pediatric services

We offer:

• More than 120 pediatric physicians, all trained and experienced in health problems specific to children, from birth through adolescence
• Advanced specialty care in 30 pediatric specialties and sub-specialties. This is the place to find specialists including: a pediatric gastroenterologist, a pediatric oncologist, a pediatric cardiologist, a pediatric pulmonologist, a pediatric urologist, a pediatric neurologist and more