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 founder and namesake, Dr. Alton Ochsner, a world-renowned surgeon and teacher, was one of the first physicians to draw a connection between cigarette smoking and cancer of the lung. When asked about his accomplishments, Dr. Ochsner commented that participation in graduate medical education was his proudest career achievement and that the many young physicians who trained at Ochsner were his most important contributions to medicine. With comprehensive patient care delivery systems, innovative education and research programs, and a devotion to the needs of each individual patient, Ochsner is confident of its ability to continue the tradition and prepare postgraduate medical residents to meet the challenges of medicine's future.