Ochsner Health System

Ochsner Health System
Company typePrivate (not-for-profit)
IndustryHealth care
FoundedJanuary 2, 1942; 82 years ago (1942-01-02)
New Orleans, Louisiana
FoundersAlton Ochsner
HeadquartersOchsner Medical Center,
Jefferson, Louisiana
,
United States
Number of locations
40 hospitals, 100 health centers & sites[1] (2021)
Area served
Key people
  • Pete November (president and CEO)[2][3]
RevenueUS$4.3 billion (2021)[4]
Number of employees
32,000[1]
Websitewww.ochsner.org
Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, Louisiana, which houses the administrative headquarters of Ochsner Health System

Ochsner Health System is a not-for-profit health system based in the New Orleans metropolitan area of southeast Louisiana, United States.[5] As of 2021 it is the largest non-profit, academic healthcare system operating in Louisiana, with 40 medical facilities across the state.[1][6][7] Its flagship hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, has been ranked the number one hospital in Louisiana for the past decade.[8][9][10] It also has other clinics and medical centers in Greater New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe, Lafayette, and other locations across Louisiana and Mississippi.[11]

  1. ^ a b c "Ochsner Health: History". Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare". modernhealthcare.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. ^ "Warner Thomas, President and CEO of Ochsner Health, Named as Trustee to American Hospital Association Board". bizneworleans.com. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. ^ Plescia, Marissa (2021-11-12). "Ochsner's operating income drops by $72M, blames Hurricane Ida, COVID-19 pandemic". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. ^ "Ochsner Locations". ochsner.org. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. ^ Bellware, Kim (2021-10-05). "Workers with unvaccinated spouses will pay more for insurance, a Louisiana health system says". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Woodruff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals". health.usnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  9. ^ Cristina, Victoria (2020-07-28). "Ochsner ranked '#1 Hospital in Louisiana' by U.S. News & World Report". WGNO. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  10. ^ "Greater New Orleans Inc.: Health Sciences". ochsner.org. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  11. ^ "Ochsner Medical Center". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2015-08-09.