Tagged: ochsner

WRKF
7:42 am
Sun May 12, 2013

Ochsner's Transplant Team Heralded

The Multi-Transplant Institute Team at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans was recognized as Number One in the U.S. for the year 2012 by CareChex, based on mortality and complication rates.
 
Dr. Nigel Girgrah, Liver Transplant Director, says Ochsner's Living Donor Program helps prevent deaths of patients on the waiting list by reducing wait times.
 
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Latest News
12:00 pm
Wed January 9, 2013

Ochsner Doc Named to Medical Board

Dr. Joseph Bisordi has been named to the board of directors of the American Medical Group Association.

Bisordi is executive vice president and chief medical officer for the Ochsner Health System.

The association, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., represents a variety of organizations in the health care field.

Bisordi is responsible for overseeing all aspects of physician performance and clinical operations at Ochsner's hospitals and clinics and its physician group practice.

He is a graduate of Manhattan College and Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Healthcare
3:29 am
Mon January 12, 2009

Ochsner Baptist opens ER

Ochsner Baptist Medical Center is now offering emergency room treatment, for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.

 

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