Ochsner Health System is a not-for-profit health system based in the New Orleans metropolitan area of southeast Louisiana, United States. It is the largest non-profit, academic healthcare system operating in Louisiana, with over 4,900 employed or affiliated physicians, 47 hospitals and over 370 health and urgent care centers across the Gulf South. Its flagship hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, has been ranked the number one hospital in Louisiana for the past decade, and is among the largest hospitals in America. It also has other clinics and medical centers in Greater New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and other locations across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
History
Ochsner was founded by Dr. Alton Ochsner.
Adeptus Health reached an agreement with the Ochsner Health System to build and operate emergency rooms in Louisiana under the Ochsner name in September 2016.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana, the Ochsner Health System was strained by surges in patient volume. In part, efforts to provide healthcare were complicated by resistance to vaccination among healthcare workers, and the effects of Hurricane Ida. In 2021 Oschner stated that employees with spouses who did not take the COVID-19 vaccine will pay more for health insurance.
Ochsner reported a drop of $74M in operating income in 2021, attributed to the effects of Hurricane Ida and the COVID-19 pandemic.
In June 2021, a significant Gulf Coast expansion was announced. Ochsner took over Rush Health System in Mississippi and Alabama.
In March 2026, the company began a collaboration with Cognito Therapeutics, combining its investigative Spectris non-invasive neuromodulation system with Ochsner's clinical network, to support the brain health and treatment of patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
Ochsner Health System hospitals Louisiana Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center - Houma Ochsner Baptist Medical Center (formerly Memorial Medical Center) - New Orleans Ochsner Hospital for Children - New Orleans Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge (formerly Summit Hospital) - Baton Rouge Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport (formerly University Health) - Shreveport Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Monroe Medical Center (formerly University Health - EA Conway) - Monroe Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner (formerly Kenner Regional Medical Center) - Kenner Ochsner Medical Center – Northshore (formerly NorthShore Regional Medical Center) - Slidell Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank (formerly Meadowcrest Hospital) - Gretna Ochsner Medical Complex – Iberville - Plaquemine Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital (formerly St. Anne General Hospital) - Raceland - See CDP map St. Bernard Parish Hospital - Chalmette St. Charles Parish Hospital - Luling
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center campuses (formerly Lafayette General Health System)
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (formerly Lafayette General Medical Center) - Lafayette Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital (formerly Abrom Memorial Hospital) - Kaplan Ochsner Acadia General Hospital (formerly American Legion Acadia Post 15 Hospital) - Crowley Ochsner St. Martin Hospital (formerly Gary Memorial Hospital) - Breaux Bridge Heart and Vascular Center of Acadiana - Lafayette Ochsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Hospital - Lafayette Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital - Lafayette Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (formerly LSU University Medical Center) - Lafayette Ochsner American Legion Hospital (formerly Jennings American Legion Hospital) - Jennings Mississippi
Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock - Bay Saint Louis Ochsner Rush Health - Meridian
References
External links ochsner.org