Ochsner is #1 in Louisiana for the 11th year in a row | Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash
NEW ORLEANS /via PRNewswire/ — For the eleventh year in a row, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans (OMC), which includes both its Baptist and West Bank campuses, has been ranked as the best hospital in the state of Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. As part of the yearly evaluation, Ochsner and its partners were honored with more than fifty additional awards by U.S. News, the preeminent authority in the world when it comes to hospital rankings and consumer recommendations.
“Ochsner is honored to continuously hold the rankings for the top hospital and top children’s hospital in Louisiana,” said Warner Thomas, Ochsner Health President & CEO. “These rankings and ratings are designed to help families find the best care for adults and children when they need it most; and in Louisiana, that’s at Ochsner. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing high-quality care close to home.”
OMC’s 2022-2023 Best Hospital Ranking Accolades Include:
- The Nation’s Top Specialties: Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialty ranked in the nation’s top 50 (#43) and five specialties ranked in the nation’s top 10 percent: Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, and Urology.
- 17 “High Performing” Procedures and Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Colon Cancer Surgery, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Hip Fracture, Hip Replacement, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, Lung Cancer Surgery, Pneumonia, Prostate Cancer surgery, Stroke, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, and Uterine Cancer Surgery.
Last month, U.S. News named Ochsner Hospital for Children as Louisiana’s Top Children’s Hospital. Three pediatric specialties – Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Orthopedics and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery – were also named as top national programs.
The following Ochsner hospitals and partners* received 51 “High Performing” Procedure and Condition Awards this year by U.S. News:
- Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans
- Ochsner Medical Center – Northshore
- Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge
- Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
- Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
- St. Bernard Parish Hospital*
- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Academic Medical Center*
- CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital*
- St. Tammany Health System – Main Campus*
- Slidell Memorial Hospital*
- Singing River Health System – Pascagoula*
- Terrebonne General Medical Center*
“Ochsner’s Otorhinolaryngology and Communication Sciences Department has been an integral part of Ochsner’s 80-year history, dating back to the hospital’s founding in 1942. We have a long-standing reputation for providing excellent care for diseases of the head and neck,” said Dr. John Carter, Interim Chair, Ochsner Department of Otolaryngology. “Our group of otolaryngologists is both humbled and honored to receive this national ranking from U.S. News & World Report. This recognition would not be possible without our team of talented surgeons, advanced practice providers, audiologists, speech therapists, residents, nurses, and clinic and operating room staff.”
The yearly rankings and ratings of the Best Hospitals, which are currently in their 33rd year, are intended to aid patients and their doctors in making educated decisions about where to obtain quality care for difficult health problems or elective procedures. Regarding the rankings and ratings for 2022-2023, the United States of America More than 4,500 hospitals from 15 different medical disciplines and 20 different treatments and ailments were examined by News.
“When patients and their medical professionals are considering their options for care, the rankings are designed to help them identify hospitals that are superior in the kind of care they may need,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News.
U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance using a variety of measures such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations, and medical specialists.
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