We are so excited to announce the discharge of our 1,500th COVID-19 patient! Hospital staff cheered on Kathleen Bennett as she exited the hospital on Monday, April 20, with a musician playing “When the Saints go Marching In.”
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The Gulf South’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider with 46 hospitals & 370+ care centers. Ranked #1 in Louisiana by U.S. News for 14 years.
- We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Tom Benson. Through his generosity & support of causes like The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center, Mr. Benson's legacy will live on. Our thoughts & prayers are with Mrs. Benson and the @Saints and @PelicansNBA orgs.Saints Owner Tom Benson, 90, passed away peacefully today at Ochsner Medical Center with his wife Gayle Marie Benson at his side neworleanssaints.com/news-and-event…
- We want to extend a big thank you to Michael Thomas, wide receiver for the @Saints, who teamed up with @ToddGraves, founder of @Raising_Canes, and donated 3,000 meals for our #OchsnerHeroes at various locations! Thank you, @Cantguardmike and @Raising_Canes for honoring our heroes
- Thank you the Manning family and @ToddGraves, owner of @Raising_Canes, for donating these delicious Raising Cane's meals to our #OchsnerHeroes across Louisiana! This was such a generous gift!
- Apr 30 @Jarrius received a liver transplant at Ochsner. We are pleased he’s home on his road to recovery. ow.ly/WrCI30bYVmp #save9
- Teddy Bridgewater, @Saints quarterback, spoke with student athletes then read his new children’s book “Little Bear Teddy: Big Dream Come True” to 2nd graders. @teddyb_h2o is there anything you can’t do?
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00:00 - We would like to give a huge thanks to Saints Kicker Wil Lutz for his $1,500 donation to our Child Life Department! Because of his kindness, we're able to fund key programs for our patients. Interested in supporting Ochsner Hospital for Children? Visit ochsner.org/child-life.
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- Claudette Nickerson, cancer patient, donor and clinical trial participant, is the honorary captain for today’s @Saints game! With her is son Kyle
00:00 - The @universityofga Bulldogs are in town for the big showdown against Baylor in the 2020 @SugarBowlNola. Before the big game, they made a special visit with our pediatric patients. The players colored pictures and played games with the patients! Thank you for the fun visit!
- Thank you to our hardworking team in @OchsnerNeuro, caring for patients during #Ida. Pictured are Megan Weisdorffer, RN; Lindsey Willis, RN unit director; Louis Cannizzaro, MD; Heidi Malone, RN; Sydney Carlton, RN; Ronald Drez, RN: and Tyler Wyche, RN.
