Company Profile
Ochsner Health
Company Overview
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.
Company History
Ochsner Health System began as the Ochsner Clinic when it was
founded by Drs. Alton Ochsner, Edgar Burns, Guy A. Caldwell,
Francis E. LeJeune and Curtis Tyrone in 1941 in New Orleans.
Together with J. Blanc Monroe and Theodore Brent, the five
partners became the founders of The Alton Ochsner Medical
Foundation in 1944, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
purposes of research, education and charity.
In 1954, Ochsner Foundation Hospital officially moved to its
current flagship campus on Jefferson Highway, later being joined
by the Ochsner Clinic in 1963. This co-location resulted in greater
efficiencies, allowing Ochsner to treat more patients. Later, in 2001,
the clinic and the foundation agreed to consolidate into a single
organization, the not-for-profit Ochsner Clinic Foundation, later
designated as the Ochsner Health System.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator