According to a U.S. News & World Report, one Louisiana hospital is nationally ranked while four other hospitals meet national high performance standards.  This is great news considering Louisiana has had poor health ratings in the past. Louisiana has rated poorly in obesity, smoking, diabetes, and physical inactivity.  With this new high hospital rating data, hopes are high that it will counteract some of the lower health ratings.

Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans

Oschner is nationally ranked in sixspecialties: 23th in Neurology & Neurosurgery, 24th in Ear Nose and Throat,31st in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, 40th in Nephrology and Pulmonology,and 45th in Orthopedics. The hospital is also ranked No. 1 in both the stateand the New Orleans Metro area.  Ochsner Medical Center is located onJefferson Highway, near Uptown New Orleans and includes acute and sub-acutefacilities and centers of excellence: Ochsner Cancer Institute, OchsnerMulti-Organ Transplant Center and Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute. As a767-bed acute care hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, Ochsner Medical Missionaries the opportunity to learn and provide patient care at a Magnet facilitywith three Centers of Excellence, all the while gaining exposure to complexmedical cases. This campus is also one of six training sites in the world forrobotic surgery and is nationally known for many skilled physicians. Ochsner Health System is a part of Ochsner Health System, a non-profit,academic, multi-specialty healthcare system. Their commitment to patient care,education and research, and their unique coordinated neighborhood-based systemprovides healthcare with peace of mind by putting the needs of all patientsfirst. Ochsner continuously meets the ever-changing needs of our patients andcommunity through electronically-linked hospitals and health centers. Their patients’ electronic medical records are available from any Ochsner location, allowing for the most consistent patient care, both for routine health needs and more complex medical conditions.

Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge

OLL is ranked No. 2 in Louisiana. The hospital has high performance rankings for five procedures and conditions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip replacements and knee replacements. Our Lady of the Lake is uniquely capable of caring for a full range of illness or injury, including those that are extremely complex, for both pediatric and adult patients. Their family of services includes:

-An 800-bed hospital and the area’s only Level II Trauma Center
-A dedicated Children’s Hospital, which will transition to a freestanding hospital in 2019
-A 450-provider care network covering more than 40 specialties
-Two free-standing emergency rooms—Our Lady of the Lake Livingston and Our Lady of the Lake North
-A network of nearly 15 urgent care clinics
-Outpatient imaging and surgery centers
-Assumption Community Hospital
-Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

They serve 35,000 inpatients and650,000 outpatients annually and are committed to building a healthy communitythrough excellence in patient care and education. A part of the FranciscanMissionaries of Our Lady Health System, Our Lady of the Lake is consistentlyawarded for compassionate care, clinical expertise, leading edge technology andinnovation.

East Jefferson General Hospital

From its earliest days, EJGH formed a bond with the community and has been proud to grow along with the communities in the East Bank of Jefferson Parish. They pledge to always offer the highest quality, compassionate healthcare to the people they serve.  EJGH Leadership is comprised of healthcare professionals with diverse specialties. They are all dedicated to bringing the community excellence in healthcare and the best overall patient experience. The nationally recognized care at EJGH is further validated through numerous organizations and accrediting bodies highly rating our services. In addition, EJGH provides its clinical outcomes to our patients as a valuable community service. Quality scores are indicators that compare EJGH quality of care to national and state averages.

Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier

CHSB is a Catholic, nonprofit system owned and operated by CHRISTUS Health, Dallas, Texas. They have provided high-quality, cost-effective care since 1894. The CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier staff includes more than 600 physicians, 1,800 employees and 200 volunteers. Our areas of specialty include cardiovascular services, oncology, orthopedic and neurological services, primary care medicine, surgical services, and women’s and children’s services.  CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier’s areas of specialty include cardiovascular services, oncology, orthopedic and neurological services, primary care and medicine, surgical services, and women’s and children’s services. CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier continues its long, proud tradition of providing the community and surrounding areas with the latest state-of-the-art technology combined with the best possible hands-on care. For more than 100 years, CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier and the Sisters of Charity have been committed to meeting the unanswered needs of the communities they serve. CHRISTUS Health’s strong commitment to mission work and community service is evident in all its work.

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