Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf South. Founded in New Orleans in 1942, Ochsner has grown into an integrated system of 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. In 2025, more than 40,000 team members and 5,000 employed and affiliated physicians cared for more than 1.6 million people from every state and 65 countries.
Ochsner is physician led and operates as one of the country's largest non-university-based academic medical centers, with clinical care, research, and medical education under one organization.
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA |
| Hospitals | 47 |
| Health and urgent care centers | More than 370 |
| Team members | More than 40,000 |
| Employed and affiliated physicians | More than 5,000 |
| Licensed beds | 4,369 |
| Annual discharges | 145,578 |
| Annual ER visits | 414,265 |
| Net patient revenue | $6.6 billion |
| EMR | Epic |
| President and CEO | Pete November |
Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway is the system's flagship hospital and the hub for its most specialized care. The rehabilitation hospital sits on the adjacent West Campus, so your patients move from acute care to rehabilitation within the same campus.
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Location | Ochsner West Campus, 2614 Jefferson Highway |
| Opened | 2018 |
| Operating partner | Select Medical |
| Beds | 56, including 8 dedicated brain injury beds |
| Accreditation | The Joint Commission; CARF |
| CARF specialty programs | Stroke; Brain Injury |
| Recognition | Ranked No. 1 in Louisiana on Newsweek's 2022 list of America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers |
The West Campus building also houses a skilled nursing facility and a long-term acute care hospital, giving patients several levels of post-acute care in one location.
| Project | Status |
|---|---|
| Debra H. and Robert J. Patrick Neuroscience Institute | Expected to open fall 2026; 132,000 square feet for neurology, neurosurgery, and behavioral health |
| The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children's Hospital | Under construction; expected to open in 2028 |
| Component | Locations |
|---|---|
| Urgent care clinics | 42 |
| Imaging centers | 55 |
| Rural health clinics | 29 |
| Ambulatory surgery centers | 16 |
| Home health agencies | 13 |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 12 |
System-wide, by net patient revenue.
| Payor | Share |
|---|---|
| Commercial, private, and other | 62.4% |
| Medicaid | 25.8% |
| Medicare | 11.8% |