Finding Exceptional Care for Your Child Is Worth the Trip

Here’s why. While many pediatric health conditions can be treated and monitored close to home, when your child has a complex cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, or ear, nose and throat condition, you need access to specialized care and the latest research, treatments and clinical trials. At Ochsner Hospital for Children, we offer the specialized expertise, safety, quality and best-in-class patient experience your child and your family deserve. This expertise is fortified by innovation as a research and teaching hospital training the next generation of pediatric specialists

Finding Exceptional Care for Your Child Is Worth the Trip

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Patient Perspective

“The Pediatric Cardiology team at Ochsner Hospital for Children helped create the beginnings of an amazing life for my son, Beau. Because of the lifesaving measures they took for him, he is now a happy, healthy 2-year-old running laps around us daily!”

Hillary A., mom of congenital heart disease patient

Convenient Accommodations

Located right on the Ochsner Medical Center campus, on Jefferson Highway, the Brent House Hotel is the ideal place to stay when you’re traveling for care or need to be near loved ones who are receiving care at Ochsner in New Orleans. Brent House is conveniently located between Louis Armstrong International Airport and Downtown New Orleans.

What to Expect

Access to the Latest Research and Clinical Trials

Our patients turn to us for advanced diagnoses and treatments based on the latest research. Ochsner’s pediatric specialists regularly conduct a wide variety of clinical trials to increase patient access to the most advanced and effective treatment options before they are available to the public.

Top Reasons Patients Come to Ochsner for Pediatric Care

• Cardiology
  • Heart Transplant Program
  • Complex Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
  • Fetal Imaging
  • Exercise Lab/Cardiopulmonary Testing
  • Single Ventricle Follow-Up Clinic
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

• Gastroenterology
  • Liver Transplant Program
  • Rapid Diagnosis of Infant Cholestasis
  • Pancreaticobiliary Program
  • Advanced Endoscopy Program

• Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Seizure Disorder Treatment
  • Movement Disorder Treatment
  • Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Treatment
  • Treatment of Cerebral Palsy, Neurometabolic Disorders, Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis

• Otolaryngology/ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat)
  • Pediatric Aerodigestive Program
  • Craniofacial Treatment
  • Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Clinic
  • Treatment of Head and Neck Masses
• Orthopedics
  • Spine Growth Modulation/Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT)
  • MAGEC® (Magnetic Expansion Control) System for Severe Spinal Deformities
  • Hip Preservation Center
  • Multidisciplinary Neuromuscular and Myelomeningocele Clinics
  • Ochsner Imaging Center, Featuring EOS Imaging Technology

Appointment Scheduling Information

• Same-week appointment access
• Virtual visits
• Call 504-842-3900 to schedule

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Where We're Located

Ochsner Hospital for Children
1514 Jefferson Hwy.
New Orleans, LA 70121